The use of emergency contraception in young Polish women

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 861-869

  Olszewski, Jaroslaw ^a   Olszewska, Hanna ^a   Abacjew, Anna ^a   Chmylko, Lukasz ^a   Gaworska Krzeminska, Aleksandra ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Contraception; Emergency contraception; Knowledge; Sexual activity; Young women

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; POLAND; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT BLEEDING; REVIEW; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SIDE EFFECT; UNWELL FEELING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; POLAND; STUDENTS;

EID: 34447120700     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701416960     Document Type: Review

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