The shifting supply of men and women to occupations: Feminization in veterinary education

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1969-1998

  Lincoln, Anne E ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78049279816     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2010.0043     Document Type: Article

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