Homeless women: Who is really at risk for unintended pregnancy?

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-60

  Gelberg, Lillian ^a   Lu, Michael C ^a,b   Leake, Barbara D ^a,c   Andersen, Ronald M ^b   Morgenstern, Hal ^d   Nyamathi, Adeline M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Homeless persons; Women's health

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOS ANGELES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 37849021668     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0285-1     Document Type: Article

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