Knowledge and beliefs about mechanism of action of birth control methods among European women

Contraception

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-77

  Lopez Del Burgo, Cristina ^a,b   Mikolajczyk, Rafael T ^c,d   Osorio, Alfonso ^b   Carlos, Silvia ^a,b   Errasti, Tania ^a   De Irala, Jokin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birth control methods; EC pill; Informed choice; Intrauterine devices; Mechanism of action; Oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; KNOWLEDGE; ROMANIA; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 82755187238     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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