Coil or intrauterine device? Patient preferences for contraceptive terminology

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-48

  Mullin, Nicola ^a,c   Mills, Kathryn ^a   Kirkman, Rosemary ^b  

^a Family Planning ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Palatine Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW DOSE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPREHENSION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOMENCLATURE; PILL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0742318963     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118904322701983     Document Type: Article

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