Changing Educational Differentials in Female Sterilization.
CONTEXT: Female surgical sterilization is widely used in the United States. Educational differentials in sterilization are large, but poorly understood. Improved understanding of these differences is important to ensure that all women have access to the full range of contraceptive methods. METHODS:...
| Published in: | Perspectives on Sexual & Reproductive Health Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 117 - 128 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2020
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