Meaning of the family-cap policy for poor women: Contraceptive and fertility decision-making

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 165-182

  Romero, Diana ^a   Fortune Greeley, Hannah ^a   Verea, Jorge Luis ^b   Salas Lopez, Debbie ^c  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b North Hudson Community Action Corporation

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Decision making; Family cap policy; Fertility; Welfare; Women

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; DECISION MAKING; FERTILITY; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; WELFARE PROVISION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43149095806     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J523v23n01_11     Document Type: Article

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