Access to Removal of Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods Is an Essential Component of High-Quality Contraceptive Care

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 253-255

  Strasser, Julia ^a,b   Borkowski, Liz ^a,b   Couillard, Megan ^a,b   Allina, Amy ^a   Wood, Susan F ^a,b  

^a Jacobs Institute for Women's Health   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; NOTE; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 85018999489     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.04.003     Document Type: Note

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