Spanish women's attitudes towards post-fertilization effects of birth control methods

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-61

  Lopez del Burgo, Cristina ^a   Lopez de Fez, Carmen Marina ^a   Osorio, Alfonso ^b   Guzmán, José Lopez ^a   de Irala, Jokin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contraception; Informed choice; Mechanism of action

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CONTRACEPTION; EMBRYO DEATH; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIDATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN;

EID: 77953291895     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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