De-constructing 'choice': The social imperative and women's use of the birth control pill

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-54

  Granzow, Kara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; COMPREHENSION; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF CONTROL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; SOCIAL VALUES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 34047266788     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050600963948     Document Type: Article

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