Representations of reproductive technology in women's narratives of infertility

Women and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 17-36

  Kirkman, Maggie ^a   Rosenthal, Doreen ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infertility; Narrative; Reproductive technology; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0032810740     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v29n02_02     Document Type: Article

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