Epistemology and semiotics of medical systems: A comparative analysis

Semiotica

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-24

  Brands, Martien ^a   Franck, Dorothea ^b   Van Leeuwen, Evert ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 32244440003     PISSN: 00371998     EISSN: 16133692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/semi.2000.132.1-2.1     Document Type: Article

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