The Global Politics of Medicine: Beyond global health, against securitisation theory

Review of International Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 961-987

  Howell, Alison ^a  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

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EID: 84914675579     PISSN: 02602105     EISSN: 14699044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0260210514000369     Document Type: Article

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