The public policy debate over newborn HIV testing: A case study of the knowledge enthymeme

Rhetoric Society Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 57-83

  Scott, J Blake ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84966834420     PISSN: 02773945     EISSN: 1930322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02773940209391228     Document Type: Article

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