Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 823-833 , November 2009

Contraceptive Choices of Women 35–44 Years of Age: Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  • Larissa R. Brunner Huber, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Larissa R. Brunner Huber, Ph.D. 9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28223-0001 Tel.: (704) 687-8719; Fax: 704-687-6122.
    • ,
  • Kenneth R. Huber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

Received 2 October 2008 ,Accepted 3 March 2009.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00077-5

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.03.006

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 823-833 , November 2009

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