Nanotechnology: Rhetoric, risk and regulation

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-14

  Hodge, Graeme A ^a   Maynard, Andrew D ^b   Bowman, Diana M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Framing; Governance; Language; Nanotechnology; Politics; Risk

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLICY APPROACH; REGULATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84897585678     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/sct029     Document Type: Article

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