Childbearing and the desire to have children among university students in Finland

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 312-316

  Virtala, Aira ^a,b,d   Kunttu, Kristina ^a   Huttunen, Teppo ^c   Virjo, Irma ^d  

^a Finnish Student Health Service   (Finland)

^b PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^c 4Pharma Ltd   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Childbearing; Desire to have children; Fertility; Parenthood; Students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HEALTH SURVEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33645449747     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340600555975     Document Type: Article

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