An investigation into why adolescents may reject Norplant

Pediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-191

  Wiemann, Constance M ^a,b   Berenson, Abbey B ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; attitudes; contraception; knowledge; Norplant

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; LEVONORGESTREL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL;

EID: 0030040354     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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