Contraception and women over 40 years of age: Mixed-method systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1155-1170

  Roberts, Angela ^a   Noyes, Jane ^b  

^a BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth control; Contraception; Family planning; Mixed methods; Nursing; Systematic review; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMENOPAUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 65349195018     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04976.x     Document Type: Review

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