Stress, depression and tiredness among women: The social production and social construction of health

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-69

  Walters, Vivienne ^a   Denton, Margaret ^a  

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EID: 0041047631     PISSN: 00084948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.1997.tb00199.x     Document Type: Article

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