Unintended pregnancy and contraception among active-duty servicewomen and veterans

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 463-469

  Goyal, Vinita ^a   Borrero, Sonya ^b   Schwarz, Eleanor Bimla ^b  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

active duty; contraception; military women; pregnancy; pregnancy prevention; service women; unintended pregnancy; veterans

Indexed keywords

ARMY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACEPTION; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK; SEXUAL HEALTH; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; VETERAN; WORKER;

CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84861570287     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.11.018     Document Type: Review

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