Contraceptive availability during an emergency response in the United States

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 189-193

  Ellington, Sascha R ^a   Kourtis, Athena P ^a   Curtis, Kathryn M ^a   Tepper, Naomi ^a   Gorman, Susan ^b   Jamieson, Denise J ^a   Zotti, Marianne ^a   Barfield, Wanda ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

BIRTH CONTROL; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; VAGINAL LAVAGE;

CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED;

EID: 84875200009     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2012.4178     Document Type: Review

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