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ning services. Alternatively, teenagers may access similar care in maternity clinics. In the Netherlands, the primary care system is composed of general practitioners who provide most contraception, which is available for a small fee, to women of all ages. In addition, a network of public clinics (called Rutgers Stichting) provides family planning services for women of all ages. In Great Britain, family planning is provided primarily by general practitioners and through a network of family planning clinics; in addition, there are the Brook Advisory Centres, which also provide birth control to young people. Contraception in Great Britain is paid for through the National Health Service. In the United States, family planning services for teenagers are concentrated in federally funded family planning clinics such as Planned Parenthood affiliates and local health departments, but may also be available from physicians, either in clinics or in private offices, who specialize in Barbara A. Cromer is professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. At the time that this research was conducted, Barbara A. Cromer was associate professor and Maureen McCarthy was a doctoral candidate at the College of Medicine and Public Health, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. The authors would like to thank Cathy Heaney for her assistance in the design of the study; Mark Chesler for his comments on data analysis; and Harold E. Regan, Jr., for his assistance in preparing and editing the manuscript. Family Planning Services in Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention: The Views of Key Informants In Four Countries
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