Accidental Tourists: Canadian Women, Abortion Tourism, and Travel

Women's Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 457-475

  Sethna, Christabelle ^a   Doull, Marion ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84860126324     PISSN: 00497878     EISSN: 15477045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00497878.2012.663260     Document Type: Article

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