Compulsion, localism, and pragmatism : the micro-politics of tuberculosis screening in the United Kingdom, 1950-1965.

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Compulsion, localism, and pragmatism : the micro-politics of tuberculosis screening in the United Kingdom, 1950-1965. / Welshman, John.
In: Social History of Medicine, Vol. 19, No. 2, 08.2006, p. 295-312.

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Welshman, J 2006, 'Compulsion, localism, and pragmatism : the micro-politics of tuberculosis screening in the United Kingdom, 1950-1965.', Social History of Medicine, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 295-312. https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hkl002

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Welshman, J. (2006). Compulsion, localism, and pragmatism : the micro-politics of tuberculosis screening in the United Kingdom, 1950-1965. Social History of Medicine, 19(2), 295-312. https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hkl002

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Welshman J. Compulsion, localism, and pragmatism : the micro-politics of tuberculosis screening in the United Kingdom, 1950-1965. Social History of Medicine. 2006 Aug;19(2):295-312. doi: 10.1093/shm/hkl002

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Welshman, John. / Compulsion, localism, and pragmatism : the micro-politics of tuberculosis screening in the United Kingdom, 1950-1965. In: Social History of Medicine. 2006 ; Vol. 19, No. 2. pp. 295-312.

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