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The Mental Well-being of Women in Western Countries

Women and Depression: Recovery and Resistance. By Michelle N. Lafrance, New York, Routledge, 2009. 233 pp. $32.50 (softcover). ISBN: 978-0-415-40431-0

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Nagabhushan, P. The Mental Well-being of Women in Western Countries. Sex Roles 65, 291–292 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-011-9967-7

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