Authoritative knowledge and its construction

Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 55-79

  Jordan, Brigitte ^a  

^a PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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