Primary care services for an emergency department population: A novel location for contraception

Contraception

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-44

  Todd, Catherine S ^a,d   Plantinga, Laura C ^b   Lichenstein, Richard ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Maryland Hospital for Children   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive services; Emergency department; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 27744480822     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.08.009     Document Type: Article

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