Contraception
Volume 78, Issue 3 , Pages 211-217 , September 2008

Adolescent and young adult women's knowledge of and attitudes toward the intrauterine device

  • Amy K. Whitaker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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  • Lisa M. Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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  • Bryna Harwood

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Mail Code 808, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 312 996 7430; fax: +1 312 996 4238.
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  • Laurel Chiappetta

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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  • Mitchell D. Creinin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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  • Melanie A. Gold

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA

Received 20 February 2008 ,Revised 24 April 2008 ,Accepted 28 April 2008.

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☆ This study was funded by the Center for Family Planning Research, Magee-Womens Hospital (Pittsburgh, PA).

PII: S0010-7824(08)00284-9

doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.04.119

Contraception
Volume 78, Issue 3 , Pages 211-217 , September 2008

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