Informed policy making for the prevention of unwanted pregnancy: Understanding low-income women's experiences with family planning

Evaluation Review

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 527-551

  Chetkovich, Carol ^c   Mauldon, Jane ^a   Brindis, Claire ^b   Guendelman, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED;

EID: 0033211403     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841x9902300503     Document Type: Article

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