Characteristics of women who seek emergency contraception and family planning services

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111.e1-111.e5

  Phipps, Maureen G ^a,b   Matteson, Kristen A ^a,b   Fernandez, Gema E ^a,b   Chiaverini, Leanne ^c   Weitzen, Sherry ^a,b  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

contraception; emergency contraception; sexual risk behavior; women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 47949087122     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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