Sterilization in Finland: From eugenics to contraception

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1875-1884

  Hemminki, Elina ^a   Rasimus, Anja ^a   Forssas, Erja ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Contraception; Eugenics; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY CONTROL; POPULATION FERTILITY; STERILISATION IMPACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; MALE; MALE STERILIZATION; MEDICAL GENETICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; EUGENICS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STERILIZATION, REPRODUCTIVE;

FINLAND;

EID: 0030733586     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00126-3     Document Type: Article

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