Foregrounding possibilities and backgrounding exploitation in transnational medical research projects in Lusaka, Zambia

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Foregrounding possibilities and backgrounding exploitation in transnational medical research projects in Lusaka, Zambia. / Bruun, Birgitte.

I: Focaal, Bind 74, 2016, s. 54-66.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Bruun, B 2016, 'Foregrounding possibilities and backgrounding exploitation in transnational medical research projects in Lusaka, Zambia', Focaal, bind 74, s. 54-66. https://doi.org/10.3167/fcl.2016.740105

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Bruun, B. (2016). Foregrounding possibilities and backgrounding exploitation in transnational medical research projects in Lusaka, Zambia. Focaal, 74, 54-66. https://doi.org/10.3167/fcl.2016.740105

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Bruun B. Foregrounding possibilities and backgrounding exploitation in transnational medical research projects in Lusaka, Zambia. Focaal. 2016;74:54-66. https://doi.org/10.3167/fcl.2016.740105

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Bruun, Birgitte. / Foregrounding possibilities and backgrounding exploitation in transnational medical research projects in Lusaka, Zambia. I: Focaal. 2016 ; Bind 74. s. 54-66.

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