Risky business? Organizing sexual facilitation in Swedish personal assistance services
By: Julia Bahner
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2015.1063540 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 164 - 175
Submitted on: May 2, 2014
Accepted on: Mar 12, 2015
Published on: Jul 2, 2016
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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