Mothering, medicalization, and jewish identity, 1928-1940

Gender and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-198

  Litt, Jacquelyn ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030306955     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124396010002006     Document Type: Article

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