Seeing things differently: Expert and consumer mental models evaluating combined oral contraceptives

Psychology and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1405-1425

  Vogt, Claudia ^a   Schaefer, Marion ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

benefits and risks; combined oral contraceptives; contraception; expert consumer comparisons; mental models

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867872884     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2012.678357     Document Type: Article

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