Taking stock: Geographical perspectives on women and health in Canada

Canadian Geographer

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Williams, Allison ^a   Garvin, Theresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; WOMENS HEALTH;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1642602150     PISSN: 00083658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1085-9489.2004.003b16.x     Document Type: Article

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