Contested Categories: Life Sciences in Society

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Contested Categories : Life Sciences in Society. / Bauer, Susanne (Editor); Wahlberg, Ayo (Editor).

Burlington : Ashgate, 2009. 228 p.

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Harvard

Bauer, S & Wahlberg, A (eds) 2009, Contested Categories: Life Sciences in Society. Ashgate, Burlington.

APA

Bauer, S., & Wahlberg, A. (Eds.) (2009). Contested Categories: Life Sciences in Society. Ashgate.

Vancouver

Bauer S, (ed.), Wahlberg A, (ed.). Contested Categories: Life Sciences in Society. Burlington: Ashgate, 2009. 228 p.

Author

Bauer, Susanne (Editor) ; Wahlberg, Ayo (Editor). / Contested Categories : Life Sciences in Society. Burlington : Ashgate, 2009. 228 p.

Bibtex

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