Gender and help-seeking: Towards gender-comparative studies

The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Healthcare

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 207-221

  Hunt, Kate ^a   Adamson, Joy ^b   Galdas, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 85015966314     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230290334_13     Document Type: Chapter

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