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Women and Medicine: A Historical and Contemporary Study on Ghana

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|Apr 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2020-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1339-7877 | Journal ISSN: 1339-7834
Language: English
Page range: 34 - 56
Published on: Apr 13, 2020
Published by: University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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