Gender equity in health: Debates and dilemmas

Gender, Health and Healing: The Public/Private Divide

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 183-197

  Doyal, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85063372435     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203996751-19     Document Type: Chapter

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