"I'm Not That Type of Person": Managing the Stigma of Having an Abortion

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 973-990

  Cockrill, Kate ^a   Nack, Adina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84881098889     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2013.800423     Document Type: Article

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