Provision of Emergency Contraceptive Pills at College and University Student Health Centers in Florida

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-95

  Hemmick, Rob S ^a,b   McCarthy, Susan K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Emergency contraception; Stages of change; Student health centers

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COUNSELING; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; PILL; POLICY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33845510896     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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