title: Contraceptive availability to adolescents: do American values violate our most vulnerable?
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. speakout@swbell.net
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Elders
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D003267:Contraception / Q000941:ethics* / Q000639:trends; D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D003272:Contraceptive Agents, Male / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D033282:Parental Consent; D035622:Parental Notification; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012736:Sex Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D003272:Contraceptive Agents, Male