Student pharmacist knowledge and attitudes regarding oral emergency contraception

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 711-716

  Evans, Emily ^a   Patel, Mallika ^b   Stranton, Derek ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^b Winn Army Community Hospital   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; Student pharmacists education; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIST; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 38449087557     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2007.06143     Document Type: Article

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