Knowledge and beliefs about contraception in urban Latina women

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 357-362

  Venkat, Pavithra ^a   Masch, Rachel ^b   Ng, Eliza ^c   Cremer, Miriam ^d   Richman, Sue ^a   Arslan, Alan ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HIP HEALTH PLAN OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Contraception behavior; Latina Americans; Urban health; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORELGESTROMIN; INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50249099720     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-008-9100-1     Document Type: Article

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