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The "invisible scars" of breast cancer treatments. / Porroche-Escudero, Ana.
In: Anthropology Today, Vol. 30, No. 3, 2014, p. 18-21.

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Porroche-Escudero, A 2014, 'The "invisible scars" of breast cancer treatments', Anthropology Today, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 18-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8322.12111

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Porroche-Escudero, A. (2014). The "invisible scars" of breast cancer treatments. Anthropology Today, 30(3), 18-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8322.12111

Vancouver

Porroche-Escudero A. The "invisible scars" of breast cancer treatments. Anthropology Today. 2014;30(3):18-21. doi: 10.1111/1467-8322.12111

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Porroche-Escudero, Ana. / The "invisible scars" of breast cancer treatments. In: Anthropology Today. 2014 ; Vol. 30, No. 3. pp. 18-21.

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