“… Those could just as well be the rocky mountains…” Consumption, spectacularity and much more in obstetrical ultrasound in Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the century - DOI: 10.3395/reciis.v3i4.217en

“… Those could just as well be the rocky mountains…” Consumption, spectacularity and much more in obstetrical ultrasound in Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the century - DOI: 10.3395/reciis.v3i4.217en

This work calls upon the so called ANT (actor-network theory) to approach the obstetric ultrasound technology as an ‘indispensable’ technology in prenatal monitoring in Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the 21st century. It does not envisage to build an exhaustive list but rather to perform a set of het...

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Main Authors: Lilian Krakowski Chazan, Ivan da Costa Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (Icict) da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) 2009-12-01
Series:RECIIS
Online Access:http://actor-networktheory;ultrasound;technology;RiodeJaneiro;hybrids;LatinAmericanSTS

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