Contraceptive use among adolescent mothers at 6 months postpartum

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 999-1005

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030955444     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00123-3     Document Type: Article

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