Concerns and cautions about prescribing and deregulating emergency contraception: A qualitative study of GPs using telephone interviews

Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 449-456

  Ziebland, Sue ^a   Graham, Anna ^a   McPherson, Ann ^b  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deregulation; Emergency contraception; GPs; Over the counter availability; Telephone interviews

Indexed keywords

POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; CONTRACEPTION; DEREGULATION; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HALFWAY HOUSE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PHARMACY; POLICY; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; SAFETY; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031773959     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/15.5.449     Document Type: Article

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