The meanings of science: Conversations with geneticists

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-58

  Egorova, Yulia ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural implications of genetics; Interviews; Scientists' accounts

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVERSATION; GENETICS; INTERVIEW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCIENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; CULTURE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY; SCIENCE;

EID: 33847394039     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-006-0034-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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