Not just bodies: Strategies for desexualizing the physical examination of patients

Gender and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 457-482

  Giuffre, Patti A ^a   Williams, Christine L ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0034410711     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124300014003006     Document Type: Article

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