Reproductive rights and informed consent: Toward a more inclusive discourse

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 162-182

  Mollen, Debra ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920149856     PISSN: 15297489     EISSN: 15302415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/asap.12027     Document Type: Article

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