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Medical Anthropology
Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness
Volume 21, 2002 - Issue 3-4
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Bodies, boundaries, and territorial disputes: Investigating the Murky Realm of scientific authority

Pages 369-379 | Published online: 26 Oct 2010

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