Women's Health Issues
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 29-36 , January 2007

Attitudes toward contraceptive methods among African-American men and women: Similarities and differences

  • Sheryl Thorburn, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Sheryl Thorburn, PhD, MPH, Department of Public Health, Oregon State University, 254 Waldo Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-6406.

Received 9 August 2006 ,Accepted 28 November 2006.

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 Supported by Grant Number 5 R01 HD42397 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to the author.

PII: S1049-3867(06)00140-X

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2006.11.002

Women's Health Issues
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 29-36 , January 2007

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