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A room of one's own? Using period trackers to escape menstrual stigma

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A room of one's own? Using period trackers to escape menstrual stigma. / Karlsson, Amanda.

I: Nordicom Review, Bind 40, Nr. Special Issue 1, 8, 06.2019, s. 111-123.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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Karlsson, A 2019, 'A room of one's own? Using period trackers to escape menstrual stigma', Nordicom Review, bind 40, nr. Special Issue 1, 8, s. 111-123. https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2019-0017

APA

Karlsson, A. (2019). A room of one's own? Using period trackers to escape menstrual stigma. Nordicom Review, 40(Special Issue 1), 111-123. [8]. https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2019-0017

CBE

Karlsson A. 2019. A room of one's own? Using period trackers to escape menstrual stigma. Nordicom Review. 40(Special Issue 1):111-123. https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2019-0017

MLA

Karlsson, Amanda. "A room of one's own? Using period trackers to escape menstrual stigma". Nordicom Review. 2019, 40(Special Issue 1). 111-123. https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2019-0017

Vancouver

Karlsson A. A room of one's own? Using period trackers to escape menstrual stigma. Nordicom Review. 2019 jun.;40(Special Issue 1):111-123. 8. doi: 10.2478/nor-2019-0017

Author

Karlsson, Amanda. / A room of one's own? Using period trackers to escape menstrual stigma. I: Nordicom Review. 2019 ; Bind 40, Nr. Special Issue 1. s. 111-123.

Bibtex

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