Gender-sensitive indicators for healthcare

The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Healthcare, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 92-110

  Lin, Vivian ^a   L’Orange, Helen ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85015822143     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781137295408_6     Document Type: Chapter

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