Flopping, klapping and gene doping: Dichotomies between 'natural' and 'artificial' in elite sport

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-200

  Van Hilvoorde, Ivo ^a   Vos, Rein ^b   De Wert, Guido ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(Gene) technology; Elite sport; Fosbury flop; Gene doping; Klapskate; Natural versus artificial; Relevant inequalities; Sport ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947275700     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312706063784     Document Type: Review

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