Being a man and becoming a nurse: Three men's stories

Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-47

  Isaacs, Dallas ^a   Poole, Marilyn ^b  

^a TELSTRA RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 3242799508     PISSN: 09589236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09589236.1996.9960628     Document Type: Article

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