Labelled bodies: Classification of diseases and the medical way of knowing

History of Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-315

  Löwy, Ilana ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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EID: 80052386581     PISSN: 00732753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/007327531104900304     Document Type: Article

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