Awareness and Knowledge of the Intrauterine Device in Adolescents

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-42

  Barrett, Maria ^a   Soon, Reni ^a   Whitaker, Amy K ^b   Takekawa, Sarah ^c   Kaneshiro, Bliss ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855316269     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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