Primary Care Physicians’ Concerns May Affect Adolescents’ Access to Intrauterine Contraception
Purpose: Although the intrauterine device (IUD) may be safely used in adolescents, few US adolescents use IUDs. Increasing IUD use in adolescents can decrease pregnancy rates. Primary care providers’ clinical practices many be one of the many barriers to increasing adolescents access to IUDs. We exp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Primary Care & Community Health |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2150131912465314 |