The resistance to contraceptive use in young Italian women

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 214-220

  Dei, M ^a,c   Bruni, V ^a   Bettini, P ^b   Leonetti, R ^b   Balzi, D ^b   Pasqua, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ASL 10   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Contraceptive use; Psychological and social determinants

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARENTHOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 11844267228     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180400017479     Document Type: Article

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