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On letting go. / Foster, John Michael.
In: Global Discourse, Vol. 7, No. 1, 05.2017, p. 171-187.

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Foster, JM 2017, 'On letting go', Global Discourse, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 171-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/23269995.2017.1300442

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Foster JM. On letting go. Global Discourse. 2017 May;7(1):171-187. Epub 2017 Apr 18. doi: 10.1080/23269995.2017.1300442

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Foster, John Michael. / On letting go. In: Global Discourse. 2017 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 171-187.

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