Nanotechnology: 'Risk governance' in India

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 34-40

  Jayanthi, A P ^a   Beumer, Koen ^b   Bhattacharya, Sujit ^c  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

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EID: 84856822077     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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