Urban-Rural Differences in Attitudes and Practices Toward Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives among Family Planning Providers in Texas

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Vaaler, Margaret L ^a   Kalanges, Lauri K ^b   Fonseca, Vincent P ^c   Castrucci, Brian C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c Georgia Department of Community Health ^*

^d Georgia Department of Community Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857691532     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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