Emergency contraception: Is it time to change method?: A variety of methods offers choice and increased access

BMJ

Volumn 318, Issue 7180, 1999, Pages 342-343

  Webb, Anne ^a  

^a Abacus Clinics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE;

CONTRACEPTION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, PROGESTIN; CRITIQUE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EUROPE; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY CONTROL, POSTCOITAL; LEVONORGESTREL; NORTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL, HORMONAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; PROGESTINS; SAFETY;

EID: 0033528256     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7180.342     Document Type: Editorial

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