Contraception Use, Abortions, and Births: The Effect of Insurance Mandates

Demography

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1195-1217

  Mulligan, Karen ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortions; Affordable Care Act; Contraception; Insurance; Mandates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938956944     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-015-0412-3     Document Type: Article

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