Unintended pregnancy in the United States: incidence and disparities, 2006.

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Published in Contraception on August 24, 2011

Authors

Lawrence B Finer1, Mia R Zolna

Author Affiliations

1: Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY 10038, USA. lfiner@guttmacher.org

Associated clinical trials:

Preconception Reproductive Knowledge Promotion (PREKNOP) (PREKNOP) | NCT01849900

Contraceptive Counseling in the Postpartum Period | NCT02380781

Comparison of the Levonorgestrel IUD and the Copper IUD Placed in the Immediate Postplacental Period: A Prospective Cohort Study | NCT02067663

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