Men's experiences of vasectomy: A grounded theory study

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-245

  Amor, Cathy ^a   Rogstad, Karen E ^b   Tindall, Carol ^c   Moore, Kenneth T H ^b   Giles, David ^d   Harvey, Paul ^e  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Masculinity; Sterilisation; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 50349090014     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990802206762     Document Type: Article

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