Swedish young men's lived experiences of a girlfriend's early induced abortion

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-143

  Halldén, Britt Marie ^a,b   Christensson, Kyllike ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Induced abortion; Lived experience; Relational ethics; Sweden; Young men

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEAR; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDUCED ABORTION; MALE; PAIN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 77956145511     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0902.126     Document Type: Article

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