Immunization to regulate fertility: Biological and cultural frameworks

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 657-671

  Schrater, Angeline Faye ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

fertility control; immunization; women's health

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTION; FERTILITY CONTROL; IMMUNISATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BIRTH CONTROL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENDER; HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY;

FEMALES; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS; MALES; RIGHTS; RISKS AND BENEFITS; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATE INTEREST;

ADULT; CHILD; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION CONTROL; PREGNANCY; VACCINATION;

EID: 0028990732     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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