"It's the knowledge that puts you in control": The embodied labor of gynecological educators

Gender and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 431-450

  Underman, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

health medical; knowledge science; work occupations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961138602     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243211415847     Document Type: Article

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