What is gender? Feminist theory and the sociology of human reproduction

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-44

  Annandale, Ellen ^a   Clark, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030559247     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.ep10934409     Document Type: Article

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