Approaching 4 decades of legislation in the national family planning program: An analysis of title x's history from 1970 to 2008

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2027-2037

  Vamos, Cheryl A ^a   Daley, Ellen M ^a   Perrin, Kay M ^a   Mahan, Charles S ^a   Buhi, Eric R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAID; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; UNITED STATES;

FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054986818     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300202     Document Type: Article

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