'The scarlet woman in person': The establishment of a family planning service in Northern Ireland, 1950-1974

Social History of Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 345-360

  McCormick, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belfast; Birth control; Contraception; Family planning; Marie Stopes; Northern Ireland; Protestant; Roman Catholic

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749119204     PISSN: 0951631X     EISSN: 14774666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/shm/hkn028     Document Type: Review

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