Geographic access to family planning facilities and the risk of unintended and teenage pregnancy

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-152

  Goodman, David C ^a   Klerman, Lorraine V ^b   Johnson, Kay A ^a   Chang, Chiang Hua ^a   Marth, Nancy ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family planning; Geographic proximity; Teenage births; Unintended births

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALABAMA; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; OHIO; OKLAHOMA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33847688920     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0151-6     Document Type: Article

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