Direct access to emergency contraception through pharmacies and effect on unintended pregnancy and STIs: A randomized controlled trial

JAMA

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-62

  Raine, Tina R ^a,d   Harper, Cynthia C ^a   Rocca, Corinne H ^a   Fischer, Richard ^b   Padian, Nancy ^a   Klausner, Jeffrey D ^c   Darney, Philip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Planned Parenthood Mar Monte   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 11244285095     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.1.54     Document Type: Article

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