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A matter of embodied fact : sex hormones and the history of bodies. / Roberts, Celia.
In: Feminist Theory, Vol. 3, No. 1, 04.2001, p. 7-26.

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Roberts, C 2001, 'A matter of embodied fact : sex hormones and the history of bodies.', Feminist Theory, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 7-26. https://doi.org/10.1177/1460012002003001063

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Roberts, C. (2001). A matter of embodied fact : sex hormones and the history of bodies. Feminist Theory, 3(1), 7-26. https://doi.org/10.1177/1460012002003001063

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Roberts C. A matter of embodied fact : sex hormones and the history of bodies. Feminist Theory. 2001 Apr;3(1):7-26. doi: 10.1177/1460012002003001063

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Roberts, Celia. / A matter of embodied fact : sex hormones and the history of bodies. In: Feminist Theory. 2001 ; Vol. 3, No. 1. pp. 7-26.

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