Knowledge and attitudes towards emergency contraception of health-care providers in a region with a high birth rate

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 102-106

  Zeteroglu S ^a,b   Sahin, G ^a   Sahin, H A ^a   Bolluk, G ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Contraception; Emergency contraception; Health care providers; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MALE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 3042744100     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180410001715672     Document Type: Review

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