Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 263-267 , July 2009

Utilization of Home Pregnancy Testing Among Women at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy

  • Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, B427 Clinical Center, East Lansing, Michigan 48823.
    • ,
  • Adejoke B. Ayoola, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
    • ,
  • Jennifer R. Brewer, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Received 25 August 2008 ,Revised 17 March 2009 ,Accepted 18 March 2009.

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 Funded in part by a grant from the Michigan Department of Community Health.

PII: S1049-3867(09)00031-0

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.03.006

Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 263-267 , July 2009

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