Availability of emergency contraceptive pills at university and college student health centers

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-22

  McCarthy, Susan K ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; Morning after pill; Stages of change; Student health center

Indexed keywords

POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036632133     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480209596323     Document Type: Article

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