Prenatal diagnosis in postwar Vietnam: Power, subjectivity, and citizenship

American Anthropologist

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 153-163

  Gammeltoft, Tine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abortion; Citizenship; Subjectivity; Ultrasound; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947666137     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2007.109.1.153     Document Type: Article

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