On the relevance of the "genetics-based" approach to medicine for sociological perspectives on medical specialization

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-173

  Leeming, William ^a  

^a OCAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.2007.tb01132.x     Document Type: Article

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