Adherence to hormonal contraception among women veterans: Differences by race/ethnicity and contraceptive supply

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103.e1-103.e11

  Borrero, Sonya ^a,b   Zhao, Xinhua ^a,b   Mor, Maria K ^a,c   Schwarz, Eleanor B ^b   Good, Chester B ^a,b,d   Gellad, Walid F ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Veterans Affairs Center for Medication Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; contraception; female veterans; race ethnicity; unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; VETERAN;

EID: 84880923681     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.024     Document Type: Article

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