Bioethics, politics and the moral economy of human embryonic stem cell science: The case of the European Union's Sixth Framework Programme

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-288

  Salter, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 38749090560     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: 14699915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636770701718612     Document Type: Review

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