Contraception
Volume 80, Issue 6 , Pages 569-574 , December 2009

Reasons for ineffective pre-pregnancy contraception use in patients seeking abortion services

Received 12 December 2008 ,Revised 21 May 2009 ,Accepted 22 May 2009.

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PII: S0010-7824(09)00296-0

doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.05.127

Contraception
Volume 80, Issue 6 , Pages 569-574 , December 2009