Fertile imaginations: Young men's reproductive attitudes and preferences

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-55

  Thompson, Rachel ^a   Lee, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Father s; Fertility; Qualitative methods; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FATHER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PARENTHOOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 79951973289     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2010.544295     Document Type: Article

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