Racism and disparities in women's use of the depo-provera injection in the contemporary USA

Critical Sociology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 673-688

  Volscho, Thomas W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Depo Provera; ethnic studies; racism; reproductive rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052994479     PISSN: 08969205     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0896920510380948     Document Type: Article

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