A history of the future: The emergence of contemporary anti-ageing medicine

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-196

  Everts Mykytyn, Courtney ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ageing; Anthropology; Anti ageing medicine; Biomedicine; Science and technology

Indexed keywords

DRUG; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TIME;

AGING; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DATA COLLECTION; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950229379     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2009.01217.x     Document Type: Article

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