Social constructions of femaleness in writing about cancer

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 464-476

  Hanson, Barbara ^a,b,c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BIBLIOMETRICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0035404029     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973201129119253     Document Type: Article

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