Hysterectomy as viewed by Mexican women and men

Sex Roles

Volumn 61, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 688-698

  Marván, Ma Luisa ^a   Trujillo, Paulina ^b   Karam, Miguel Angel ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Educational level; Gender differences; Hysterectomy; Mexico

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449567852     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9681-x     Document Type: Article

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