Provision of Contraceptive Services to Homeless Women: Results of a Survey of Health Care for the Homeless Providers

Women and Health

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-161

  Saver, Barry G ^a   Weinreb, Linda ^a   Gelberg, Lillian ^b   Zerger, Suzanne ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c National Health Care for the Homeless Council   (United States)

^d Center for Social Innovation   (United States)

Author keywords

contraception; health services accessibility; homeless persons; women

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859599164     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2011.649829     Document Type: Article

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