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She Used to Doctor Us up Herself: Patent Medicines, Mothers, and Expertise in Early Twentieth-Century Britain

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She Used to Doctor Us up Herself: Patent Medicines, Mothers, and Expertise in Early Twentieth-Century Britain. / Bramwell, E.E.
In: Twentieth Century British History, Vol. 31, No. 4, 01.12.2020, p. 555-578.

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Bramwell, EE 2020, 'She Used to Doctor Us up Herself: Patent Medicines, Mothers, and Expertise in Early Twentieth-Century Britain', Twentieth Century British History, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 555-578. https://doi.org/10.1093/tcbh/hwaa024

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Bramwell, E. E. (2020). She Used to Doctor Us up Herself: Patent Medicines, Mothers, and Expertise in Early Twentieth-Century Britain. Twentieth Century British History, 31(4), 555-578. https://doi.org/10.1093/tcbh/hwaa024

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Bramwell EE. She Used to Doctor Us up Herself: Patent Medicines, Mothers, and Expertise in Early Twentieth-Century Britain. Twentieth Century British History. 2020 Dec 1;31(4):555-578. Epub 2020 Aug 23. doi: 10.1093/tcbh/hwaa024

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Bramwell, E.E. / She Used to Doctor Us up Herself : Patent Medicines, Mothers, and Expertise in Early Twentieth-Century Britain. In: Twentieth Century British History. 2020 ; Vol. 31, No. 4. pp. 555-578.

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