The circulatory system: Blood procurement, AIDS, and the social body in China

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-159

  Erwin, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Blood donation; China; Chinese medicine; Gift exchange; HIV

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; CHINA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ALTRUISM; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; CHINA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33747297583     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2006.20.2.139     Document Type: Article

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