Breaking a taboo? Talking (and laughing) about the vagina

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-372

  Braun, Virginia ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033447412     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353599009003014     Document Type: Article

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