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Contextual shifts in Bulgarian women's identity in the face of infertility

Irina L. G. Todorova Health Psychology Research Center, P.O. Box 238, 1113 Sofia, BulgariaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tatyana Kotzeva Center for Population Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 6 Acad. G. Bontchev st. bl. 6, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Pages 123-141 | Received 12 Jul 2004, Accepted 04 Apr 2005, Published online: 01 Feb 2007

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Erin K. Willer. (2021) Running-In(to) Transition: Embodied Practice under the Load of Infertility, Baby Loss, and Motherhood. Health Communication 36:10, pages 1176-1187.
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