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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 8/2017

01-08-2017 | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on Borrero et al., Unintended Pregnancy and Contraceptive Use among Women Veterans: The ECUUN Study

Author: Jeffrey L. Jackson, MD, MPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 8/2017

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While the Veterans Affairs (VA) population is predominantly men, women comprise the fastest-growing population of veterans.1 Borrero and colleagues2 surveyed a national sample of 2302 VA women between 18 and 44 years of age and found that their rates of contraception use and unintended pregnancy were comparable to those seen in the US age-adjusted population, while use of long-acting contraception was significantly higher in the VA. …
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Borrero S, Callegari LS, Zhao X, Mor MK, Sileanu FE, Switzer G, Zickmund S, Washington DL, Zephyrin LC, Schwarz EB. Unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use among women Veterans: the ECUUN study. J Gen Intern Med doi:10.​1007/​s11606-017-4049-3
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Metadata
Title
Capsule Commentary on Borrero et al., Unintended Pregnancy and Contraceptive Use among Women Veterans: The ECUUN Study
Author
Jeffrey L. Jackson, MD, MPH
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4097-8

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