Contraception
Volume 75, Issue 5 , Pages 361-366 , May 2007

Reasons for unprotected intercourse: analysis of the PRAMS survey

  • Mary D. Nettleman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +1 517 432 9124; fax: +1 517 432 9471.
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  • Hwan Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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  • Jennifer Brewer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anthropology, College of Social Science. East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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  • Adejoke Ayoola

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing Michigan. East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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  • Philip L. Reed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
    • Biomedical Research and Informatics Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA

Received 21 November 2006 ,Revised 1 January 2007 ,Accepted 5 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.01.011

Contraception
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