Selective Reproductive Technologies

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Selective Reproductive Technologies. / Gammeltoft, Tine; Wahlberg, Ayo.

In: Annual Review of Anthropology, Vol. 43, 2014, p. 201-216.

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Harvard

Gammeltoft, T & Wahlberg, A 2014, 'Selective Reproductive Technologies', Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 43, pp. 201-216. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-anthro-102313-030424

APA

Gammeltoft, T., & Wahlberg, A. (2014). Selective Reproductive Technologies. Annual Review of Anthropology, 43, 201-216. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-anthro-102313-030424

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Gammeltoft T, Wahlberg A. Selective Reproductive Technologies. Annual Review of Anthropology. 2014;43:201-216. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-anthro-102313-030424

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Gammeltoft, Tine ; Wahlberg, Ayo. / Selective Reproductive Technologies. In: Annual Review of Anthropology. 2014 ; Vol. 43. pp. 201-216.

Bibtex

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