Multicenter study of the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) III: Effectiveness, duration, and satisfaction with reduced client-provider contact

Contraception

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 221-230

  Peterson, A E ^a   Perez Escamilla, R ^b   Labboka, M H ^a   Hight, V ^a   Von Hertzen, H ^c   Van Look, P ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Client satisfaction; Efficacy; Family planning; Fertility; Natural planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD; LIFE TABLE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BIRTH INTERVALS; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LACTATION; LIFE TABLES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RELIGION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034511940     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(00)00171-2     Document Type: Article

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