Availability of emergency contraception: A survey of hospital emergency department staff

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-110

  Harrison, Teresa ^a  

^a IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL PHARMACY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; TELEPHONE;

EID: 22844447411     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.01.017     Document Type: Article

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