Staging and Weighting evidence in biomedicine: Comparing clinical practices in cancer genetics and psychiatric genetics

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 691-715

  Rabeharisoa, Vololona ^a   Bourret, Pascale ^b  

^a CENTRE DE SOCIOLOGIE DE L INNOVATION   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Biomedicine; Cancer genetics; Clinical practices; Evidence; Psychiatric genetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349739144     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312709103501     Document Type: Article

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