Sociology of Low Expectations: Recalibration as Innovation Work in Biomedicine

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 998-1021

  Gardner, John ^a   Samuel, Gabrielle ^b   Williams, Clare ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

expertise; futures; neurotechnology; translational medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944076627     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243915585579     Document Type: Article

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