Genopolitics and the science of genetics

American Political Science Review

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 382-395

  Charney, Evan ^a,b   English, William ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84877942379     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055413000099     Document Type: Article

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