'I'm committed to her and the family': Positive accounts of vasectomy among New Zealand men

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 276-291

  Terry, Gareth ^a   Braun, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contraceptive equality; Interviews; Masculine identity; Responsibility; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; VASECTOMY;

EID: 80051863649     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2011.592976     Document Type: Article

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