Gender role attitudes and attitudes to abortion: Are there gender differences?

Social Science Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 493-505

  Patel, Cynthia J ^a   Johns, Lucinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 67651101017     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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