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Absent organs—Present selves: Exploring embodiment and gender identity in young Norwegian women's accounts of hysterectomy

In this paper, we explore how younger women in Norway construct their embodiment and sense of self after hysterectomy. To do this, we conducted in-depth interviews with eight ethnic Norwegian women aged between 25 and 43 who had undergone hysterectomy. In line with a broad phenomenological approach...

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Autores principales: Solbrække, Kari Nyheim, Bondevik, Hilde
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4417683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25937002
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v10.26720