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Reconfiguring Nature and Culture: Intersections of Medical Anthropology and Technoscience Studies

1996; Wiley; Volume: 10; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1525/maq.1996.10.4.02a00080

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Monica J. Casper, Barbara A. Koenig,

Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture

Medical Anthropology QuarterlyVolume 10, Issue 4 p. 523-536 Reconfiguring Nature and Culture: Intersections of Medical Anthropology and Technoscience Studies Monica J. Casper, Monica J. Casper Stanford University Program in Genomics, Ethics, and Society Board of Studies in Sociology, University of California, Santa CruzSearch for more papers by this authorBarbara A. Koenig, Corresponding Author Barbara A. Koenig Stanford University Center for Biomedical EthicsStanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics, 701 A Welch Road, Suite 1105, Palo Alto, CA 94304.Search for more papers by this author Monica J. Casper, Monica J. Casper Stanford University Program in Genomics, Ethics, and Society Board of Studies in Sociology, University of California, Santa CruzSearch for more papers by this authorBarbara A. Koenig, Corresponding Author Barbara A. Koenig Stanford University Center for Biomedical EthicsStanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics, 701 A Welch Road, Suite 1105, Palo Alto, CA 94304.Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1996 https://doi.org/10.1525/maq.1996.10.4.02a00080Citations: 32AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Cited Anspach, Renee 1993 Deciding Who Lives: Fateful Choices in the Intensive Care Nursery. Berkeley: University of California Press. 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