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Putting pregnancy in its place: conceiving pregnancy as carework in the workplace

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Putting pregnancy in its place: conceiving pregnancy as carework in the workplace. / Gatrell, C J.
In: Health and Place, 2011, p. 395-402.

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Gatrell, CJ 2011, 'Putting pregnancy in its place: conceiving pregnancy as carework in the workplace', Health and Place, pp. 395-402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.002

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Gatrell, C. J. (2011). Putting pregnancy in its place: conceiving pregnancy as carework in the workplace. Health and Place, 395-402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.002

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Gatrell CJ. Putting pregnancy in its place: conceiving pregnancy as carework in the workplace. Health and Place. 2011;395-402. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.002

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Gatrell, C J. / Putting pregnancy in its place: conceiving pregnancy as carework in the workplace. In: Health and Place. 2011 ; pp. 395-402.

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