Natural and social disasters: Racial inequality in access to contraceptives after hurricane ike

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1861-1866

  Leyser Whalen, Ophra ^a   Rahman, Mahbubur ^a   Berenson, Abbey B ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CONTRACEPTION; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HURRICANE; NATURAL DISASTER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DISASTERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655190922     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2613     Document Type: Article

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