Disturbingly low levels of contraception among women living with hepatitis C

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 620-626

  Banwell, Cathy ^a   Bammer, Gabriele ^a   Main, Nikki ^a   Gifford, Sandra M ^b   O'Brien, Mary ^c  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF REPORT; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0346970666     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00609.x     Document Type: Article

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