Feminist theory and the sociology of childbirth: A response to Ellen Annandale and Judith Clark

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 348-358

  Campbell, Rona ^a   Porter, Sam ^a  

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EID: 0031509338     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.1997.tb00023.x     Document Type: Article

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