Young women's attitudes towards, and experiences of, long-acting reversible contraceptives

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 276-284

  Bracken, Jennifer ^a   Graham, Cynthia A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive implant; Contraceptive injection; Intrauterine device; Intrauterine system; Long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC); Young women

Indexed keywords

INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; INJECTABLE IMPLANT; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FERTILITY; THERAPEUTIC USE; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904622927     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2014.917623     Document Type: Article

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