Failure rates among perfect users and during perfect use: A distinction that matters

Contraception

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 315-320

  Dominik, Rosalie ^a   Trussell, James ^b   Walsh, Terri ^c  

^a Division of Biostatistics   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c California Family Health Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive failure; Perfect use; Perfect users

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY RATE; TECHNIQUE; THEORY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION FAILURE; CONTRACEPTIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CHOSEN; CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; FERTILITY MEASUREMENTS; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY RATE; USE-EFFECTIVENESS;

CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 0033501615     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(99)00108-0     Document Type: Article

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