Women's knowledge and awareness of emergency contraception

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-90

  Crosier, Adam ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029977362     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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