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Articles

What Mothers Do: Motherhood as a Resource for Negotiating Sick-Leave Legitimacy in Swedish Sickness Insurance Interactions

Pages 179-194 | Received 16 Nov 2016, Accepted 13 Sep 2017, Published online: 18 Oct 2017

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