The politics of classification: Discursive tensions in the Danish political debate on trans identity and diagnosis in the years 2007–2016

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The politics of classification : Discursive tensions in the Danish political debate on trans identity and diagnosis in the years 2007–2016. / Primdahl, Nina Langer; Tellerup, Maria Olejaz.

I: Social Science and Medicine, Bind 333, 116182, 2023.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Primdahl, NL & Tellerup, MO 2023, 'The politics of classification: Discursive tensions in the Danish political debate on trans identity and diagnosis in the years 2007–2016', Social Science and Medicine, bind 333, 116182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116182

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Primdahl, N. L., & Tellerup, M. O. (2023). The politics of classification: Discursive tensions in the Danish political debate on trans identity and diagnosis in the years 2007–2016. Social Science and Medicine, 333, [116182]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116182

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Primdahl NL, Tellerup MO. The politics of classification: Discursive tensions in the Danish political debate on trans identity and diagnosis in the years 2007–2016. Social Science and Medicine. 2023;333. 116182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116182

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Primdahl, Nina Langer ; Tellerup, Maria Olejaz. / The politics of classification : Discursive tensions in the Danish political debate on trans identity and diagnosis in the years 2007–2016. I: Social Science and Medicine. 2023 ; Bind 333.

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