Do Mexico City pharmacy workers screen women for health risks when they sell oral contraceptive pills over-the-counter?

Contraception

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-299

  Becker, Davida ^a   Garcia, Sandra G ^a   Ellertson, Charlotte ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

^b IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mexico; Oral contraceptive pills; Over the counter; Pharmacy workers; Screening

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SCREENING; WORKER;

EID: 1642355950     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2003.11.014     Document Type: Article

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