Contraceptive insurance mandates and consistent contraceptive use among privately insured women

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 562-568

  Magnusson, Brianna M ^a   Sabik, Lindsay ^b   Chapman, Derek A ^b   Masho, Saba W ^b   Lafata, Jennifer Elston ^b   Bradley, Cathy J ^b   Lapane, Kate L ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Health reform; Insurance; Unintended pregnancy; Women

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RISK; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862274431     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318254331c     Document Type: Article

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