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“i wanted to be interesting. i wanted to be able to say ‘i've done something interesting with my life’”: Interviews with surrogate mothers in britain

Eric Blyth School of Human and Health Sciences, The University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, UK
Pages 189-198 | Received 15 Jul 1994, Accepted 14 Sep 1994, Published online: 11 Dec 2007

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