Combining qualitative with quantitative approaches to study contraceptive pill use

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-257

  Oakley, Deborah ^a   Yu, Mei Yu ^a   Zhang, You Ming ^b   Zhu, Xiu Lan ^c   Chen, Wei Hong ^d   Yao, Lan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Hunan Family Planning Committee ^*  (China)

^c Family Planning Institute of Hunan Province   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0032984581     PISSN: 10597115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1999.8.249     Document Type: Article

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