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Special Section on The health and wellbeing of black women in the Atlantic Diaspora

Embodying both stigma and satisfaction: an interview study of African American women

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Pages 17-31 | Received 07 May 2011, Accepted 18 Oct 2011, Published online: 12 Dec 2011

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