Pink Ribbon Blues
- ISBN-10
- 0199933995
- ISBN-13
- 9780199933990
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 440
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-10-18
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Gayle A. Sulik
Description
"Updated with images and a new introduction on recent controversies"--Cover.
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