Gender and the medicalization of healthcare

The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Healthcare

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 107-122

  Bell, Susan E ^a   Figert, Anne E ^b  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230290334_7     Document Type: Chapter

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