Effects of state contraceptive insurance mandates

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue , 2017, Pages 30-42

  Dills, Angela K ^a   Grecu, Anca M ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth rates; Contraceptive; Economics of the family; Infant health; Insurance mandate

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MOTHER; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; STATE INSURANCE CONTRACEPTIVE MANDATE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUCASIAN; CONTRACEPTION; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; ILLEGITIMACY; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; ILLEGITIMACY; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84998537696     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2016.11.004     Document Type: Article

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