The will to modernize: A genealogy of biomedical research ethics in Singapore

International Political Sociology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-158

  Reubi, David ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954586362     PISSN: 17495679     EISSN: 17495687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-5687.2010.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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