Over-the-counter access to emergency contraception for teens

Contraception

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 230-233

  Harper, Cynthia C ^a   Weiss, Deborah C ^a   Speidel, J Joseph ^a   Raine Bennett, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to emergency contraception; Adolescents; Over the counter

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40849147078     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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