Risk of Pregnancy Among Women Seeking Emergency Contraceptives From Pharmacists in British Columbia

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 879-883

  Levine, Marc ^a,b   Soon, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Children's and Women's Hospitals   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Emergency contraception; Levonorgestrel; Pregnancy; Yuzpe

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; LEVONORGESTREL; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONDOM; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHARMACIST; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNPROTECTED SEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947404383     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32276-9     Document Type: Article

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