The Current Status of Research on the Integration of Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Services

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 91-105

  Warren, Charlotte E ^a   Mayhew, Susannah H ^b   Hopkins, Jonathan ^c  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c International Planned Parenthood Federation ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL STIGMA; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 85019237530     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sifp.12024     Document Type: Editorial

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