Emergency contraception

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7393, 2003, Pages 775-776

  Webb, Anne M C ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENSTRUATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0037433771     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7393.775     Document Type: Editorial

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