“The Best I Could”

“The Best I Could”: Future Orientations for Danish Women with Gestational Diabetes

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“The Best I Could” : Future Orientations for Danish Women with Gestational Diabetes. / Brueckner Johansen, Anna; Navne, Laura Emdal.

I: Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, 2024.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Brueckner Johansen, A & Navne, LE 2024, '“The Best I Could”: Future Orientations for Danish Women with Gestational Diabetes', Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2024.2384726

APA

Brueckner Johansen, A., & Navne, L. E. (Accepteret/In press). “The Best I Could”: Future Orientations for Danish Women with Gestational Diabetes. Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2024.2384726

Vancouver

Brueckner Johansen A, Navne LE. “The Best I Could”: Future Orientations for Danish Women with Gestational Diabetes. Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2024.2384726

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Brueckner Johansen, Anna ; Navne, Laura Emdal. / “The Best I Could” : Future Orientations for Danish Women with Gestational Diabetes. I: Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness. 2024.

Bibtex

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