Exploring women's agency and resistance in health-related contexts: Contributors' introduction

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-241

  Day, Katy ^a   Johnson, Sally ^a   Milnes, Kate ^a   Rickett, Bridgette ^a  

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EID: 77952793492     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: 14617161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353509359761     Document Type: Article

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