Contraceptive use by female physicians in the united states

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 666-671

  FRANK, ERICA ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MALE STERILIZATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033231814     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00424-x     Document Type: Article

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