Nanotechnology regulation: A study in claims making

ACS Nano

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-12

  Malloy, Timothy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL QUESTIONS; FINANCIAL GUARANTEES; LAW APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY TOOLS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79960026382     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn103480e     Document Type: Article

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