Analysis why nulliparous women over age 33 wish to use contraception

Contraception

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-104

  Proudfoot, Sara ^a   Wellings, Kaye ^b   Glasier, Anna ^a,b,c  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delayed childbearing; Fertility intentions

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEMINISM; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VASECTOMY;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58149157909     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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