Pharmacy access to emergency hormonal contraception in Jacksonville, FL: a secret shopper survey

Contraception

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-130

  French, Amy C ^a   Kaunitz, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency hormonal contraceptives; Pharmacy access; Secret shopper survey

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL;

EID: 33846237754     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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