Forever small: The strange case of Ashley X

Hypatia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 610-631

  Kittay, Eva Feder ^a  

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EID: 80052001388     PISSN: 08875367     EISSN: 15272001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01205.x     Document Type: Article

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