‘Making Blood Flow’: Materializing Blood in Body Modification and Blood-borne Virus Prevention

Body & Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-119

  Fraser, Suzanne ^a   Valentine, Kylie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 34247675868     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X06061191     Document Type: Article

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