Blood, race, and national identity: Scientific and popular discourses

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 171-186

  Polsky, Allyson D ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; National identity; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649096565     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1016890117447     Document Type: Article

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