Institutional Imaginaries of Publics in Stem Cell Banking: The Cases of the UK and Spain

Science as Culture

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 497-515

  Stephens, Neil ^a   Atkinson, Paul ^a   Glasner, Peter ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

imaginaries; Publics; Spain; stem cell banks; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889058608     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636778.2013.764071     Document Type: Article

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