Emergency contraception and morality: Reflections of health care workers and clients

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1285-1297

  Simonds, Wendy ^a   Ellertson, Charlotte ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Contraception; Contraceptive counseling; Emergency contraception; USA

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CONTRACEPTIVE USE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FERTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; MORALITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0842326648     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00327-7     Document Type: Article

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