Reconciling religious identity and reproductive practices: The Church and contraception in Poland

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 232-242

  Mishtal, Joanna ^a   Dannefer, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Catholic Church; Contraception; Poland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHOLICISM; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; POLAND; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956332660     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2010.498595     Document Type: Article

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