Importance and Knowledge of Oral Contraceptives in Antepartum, Low-income, African American Adolescents

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 355-360

  Gilliam, Melissa L ^a,d   Knight, Sara ^b   McCarthy Jr , Martin ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Compliance; Oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0347753721     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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