Current perspectives on emergency contraception

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 435-439

  Lo, S S T ^a  

^a Southorn Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Contraceptives, postcoital; Emergency treatment; Intrauterine devices; Levonorgestrel; Self administration

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ABORTION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MIGRAINE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PROPHYLAXIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EMERGENCIES; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0036898128     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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