Perceptions of contraceptive effectiveness and health effects of oral contraception

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 400-406

  Tessler, Stacy L ^a   Peipert, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ACCEPTORS; ADOLESCENTS; ADOLESCENTS, FEMALE; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; BARRIER METHODS; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS--BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS; KNOWLEDGE; MISINFORMATION; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES--BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; PERCEPTION; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SATISFACTION; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; STUDIES; SURVEYS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUTH;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; RHODE ISLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031279769     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-3867(97)00079-0     Document Type: Article

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