Constructing women's psychological health in anti-abortion rhetoric

Sociological Review

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 539-564

  Hopkins, Nick ^a   Reicher, Steve ^a   Saleem, Jannat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 17644419336     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954x.1996.tb00436.x     Document Type: Article

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