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Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: elicited biographies of activism in mental health

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Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: elicited biographies of activism in mental health. / Milligan, Christine; Kearns, Robin; Kyle, Richard.
In: Health and Place, Vol. 17, No. 1, 01.2011, p. 7-16.

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Milligan, C, Kearns, R & Kyle, R 2011, 'Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: elicited biographies of activism in mental health', Health and Place, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 7-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.016

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Milligan, C., Kearns, R., & Kyle, R. (2011). Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: elicited biographies of activism in mental health. Health and Place, 17(1), 7-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.016

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Milligan C, Kearns R, Kyle R. Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: elicited biographies of activism in mental health. Health and Place. 2011 Jan;17(1):7-16. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.016

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Milligan, Christine ; Kearns, Robin ; Kyle, Richard. / Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: elicited biographies of activism in mental health. In: Health and Place. 2011 ; Vol. 17, No. 1. pp. 7-16.

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