Providing contraceptive care to low-income, African American teens: The experience of urban community health centers

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 231-244

  Gilliam, Melissa L ^a   Hernandez, Maida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Contraception; Health care providers; Reproductive health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRACEPTION; COUNSELING; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HONESTY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PATIENT CARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34347376149     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-007-9045-9     Document Type: Article

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