Intrauterine contraception: Why are so few Australian women using this effective method?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 324-

  Bateson, Deborah ^a   Harvey, Caroline ^b   Williams, Julia ^c   Black, Kirsten I ^c  

^a FAMILY PLANNING NSW   (Australia)

^b Family Planning Queensland   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVICE SAFETY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LETTER; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79955503707     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb02988.x     Document Type: Letter

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