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Health, Risk & Society Volume 14, 2012 - Issue 5: Health Care Through the 'Lens of Risk' - Special Issue Two of Four: Valuing and Health Risks
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From danger to risk: Categorising and valuing recreational heroin and cocaine use

Maria Caiata-Zufferey Department of Sociology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Institute of Communication and Health, University of Lugano, Lugano, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 427-443 | Received 16 Feb 2012, Accepted 11 Apr 2012, Published online: 12 Jul 2012

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