Reframing motherhood through the culture-centered approach: articulations of agency among young Nepalese women

Health Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 273-283

  Basnyat, Iccha ^a   Dutta, Mohan Joyti ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859603814     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2011.585444     Document Type: Article

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