Unintended pregnancy rates among a US military population

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-200

  Custer, Michael ^a   Waller, Kim ^b   Vernon, Sally ^b   O'Rourke, Kathleen ^c  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Army rank; Marital status; Maternal education; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MILITARY DEPENDENT; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MILITARY MEDICINE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY RATE; SELF REPORT; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 43149099435     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2007.00896.x     Document Type: Article

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