VA location and structural factors associated with on-site availability of reproductive health services

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Katon, Jodie ^a   Reiber, Gayle ^a   Rose, Danielle ^b   Bean Mayberry, Bevanne ^b,c   Zephyrin, Laurie ^d   Washington, Donna L ^b,c   Yano, Elizabeth M ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Veterans Administration Central Office   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Department of Veterans Affairs; Reproductive health; Reproductive health services; Women veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRENATAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VETERANS HEALTH;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; VETERANS HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84892461849     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2289-9     Document Type: Article

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