Use and knowledge of hormonal emergency contraception

Advances in Contraception

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-94

  Virjo, I ^a   Kirkkola, A L ^a   Isokoski, M ^a   Mattila, K ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GROUPS BY AGE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RELIGION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033451644     PISSN: 02674874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006714524106     Document Type: Article

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