"Dr. Sharp with his little knife": therapeutic and punitive origins of eugenic vasectomy--Indiana, 1892-1921

J Hist Med Allied Sci. 1998 Oct;53(4):371-406. doi: 10.1093/jhmas/53.4.371.
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Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Behavior Control*
  • Eugenics / history*
  • Eugenics / legislation & jurisprudence
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Indiana
  • Legislation as Topic / history
  • Male
  • Persons with Mental Disabilities / history
  • Persons with Mental Disabilities / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Prisoners / history
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sterilization, Involuntary / history*
  • United States
  • Vasectomy / history*

Personal name as subject

  • H C Sharp