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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Our bodies, ourselves/The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective.—40th anniversary ed.
    p. cm.

“A Touchstone book.”

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Women—Health and hygiene. 2. Women—Diseases. 3. Women—Psychology.

I. Boston Women’s Health Book Collective.

RA778.N49 2011
613'04244—dc23                                                2011022749

ISBN 978-1-4391-9066-1
ISBN 978-1-4391-8734-0 (ebook)
eISBN 978-1-4391-9665-6