Women's sexual health: The need for feminist analyses in public health in the decade of behavior

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 324-334

  Amaro, Hortensia ^a   Raj, Anita ^b   Reed, Elizabeth ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035527811     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-6402.00032     Document Type: Review

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