Contradictions of value: Between use and exchange in cord blood bioeconomy

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-112

  Brown, Nik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioeconomy; Childbirth; Cord blood; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; COMMERCE; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84872824945     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01474.x     Document Type: Article

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