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Gender role attitudes and attitudes to abortion: Are there gender differences?

Cynthia J. PatelUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Lucinda JohnsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Pages 493-505 | Received 13 May 2008, Accepted 13 Feb 2009, Published online: 09 Dec 2019

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