Estimating the effectiveness of emergency contraceptive pills

Contraception

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 259-265

  Trussell, James ^a   Ellertson, Charlotte ^b   Von Hertzen, Helena ^c   Bigrigg, Allison ^d   Webb, Anne ^e   Evans, Margaret ^e   Ferden, Sue ^f   Leadbetter, Clare ^e  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d Sandyford Initiative   (United Kingdom)

^e Abacus Clinics for Contraception and Reproductive Health   (United Kingdom)

^f Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Emergency contraception

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTRACEPTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; POPULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0037383259     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00535-8     Document Type: Article

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