Cost savings from the provision of specific methods of contraception in a publicly funded program

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 446-451

  Foster, Diana Greene ^a,b   Rostovtseva, Daria P ^a   Brindis, Claire D ^a   Biggs, M Antonia ^a   Hulett, Denis ^a   Darney, Philip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FUNDING; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; PREGNANCY; VAGINA RING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SECTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549133175     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.129353     Document Type: Article

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