Women's rights are human rights: Platform for action

International Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 371-384

  Reichert, Elisabeth ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032393448     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002087289804100308     Document Type: Article

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