How to attack a scientific theory and get away with it (usually): The attempt to destroy an origin-of-AIDS hypothesis

Science as Culture

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-239

  Martin, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Controversies; Disputes; Origin of AIDS; Scientific theories; Tactics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956181787     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505430903186088     Document Type: Article

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