The Molecular Biological Bandwagon in Cancer Research: Where Social Worlds Meet
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Problems
- Vol. 35 (3) , 261-283
- https://doi.org/10.2307/800622
Abstract
This paper analyzes the development of a scientific bandwagon in cancer research using a social worlds perspective and qualitative methods. It showsKeywords
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