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Refashioning bodies, reshaping agency. / Goodwin, Dawn.
In: Science, Technology, and Human Values, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2008, p. 345-363.

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Goodwin, D 2008, 'Refashioning bodies, reshaping agency', Science, Technology, and Human Values, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 345-363. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243907306694

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Goodwin, D. (2008). Refashioning bodies, reshaping agency. Science, Technology, and Human Values, 33(3), 345-363. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243907306694

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Goodwin D. Refashioning bodies, reshaping agency. Science, Technology, and Human Values. 2008;33(3):345-363. doi: 10.1177/0162243907306694

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Goodwin, Dawn. / Refashioning bodies, reshaping agency. In: Science, Technology, and Human Values. 2008 ; Vol. 33, No. 3. pp. 345-363.

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