Culture, Critical Theory, and Reproductive Illness Behavior in Haiti

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 370-385

  Singer, Merrill ^a   Davison, Lani ^b   Gerdes, Gina ^c  

^a HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

^b University of Connecticut   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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EID: 84935413219     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: 15481387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.1988.2.4.02a00060     Document Type: Article

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