Racial differences in Norplant use in the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1297-1308

  Malat, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Norplant; Race; United States

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FERTILITY; RACIAL DISPARITY;

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; PARITY; POVERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; UNITED STATES; UTERUS BLEEDING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDICAID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033967493     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00377-9     Document Type: Article

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