A Policy of Discrimination: Reproductive Health Care in the Military

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 255-258

  Jacobson, Janet C ^a   Jensen, Jeffrey T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARMY; CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NOTE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALITY; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959592793     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.03.008     Document Type: Note

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