A qualitative study of perceptions, attitudes, and experiences of long-term levonorgestrel implant users

Women and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 93-108

  Sangi Haghpeykar, Haleh ^a   Frank, Margaret L ^b   Leonard, Lori ^c   Poindexter, Alfred N ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Levonorgestrel implant; Long term use; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MASS MEDIUM; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033636609     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v30n04_07     Document Type: Article

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