Seeing and knowing: Ultrasound images in the contemporary abortion debate

Feminist Theory

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-189

  Palmer, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Abortion; Foetal imaging; Medical visualization; Sonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249153396     PISSN: 14647001     EISSN: 17412773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464700109104923     Document Type: Article

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