Emergency contraception: Lessons learned from the UK

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 35-40

  Schenk, Katie D ^a,b  

^a Reproductive Health Alliance   (United Kingdom)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL;

DEREGULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; PHARMACIST; POLITICS; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL, HORMONAL; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, PHARMACY; LEVONORGESTREL; MIDDLE AGED; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0038335961     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118903101197223     Document Type: Review

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