Boundary making and 'good' stem cell research (SCR) in mainland China: Including bioethics, excluding debate

East Asian Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-51

  Sleeboom Faulkner, Margaret Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Boundary making; China; Public discussion; Research regulation; Stem cell research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954540021     PISSN: 18752160     EISSN: 18752152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12280-010-9114-5     Document Type: Article

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