Do instructions for over-the-counter pre-coital female contraceptives promote "perfect use"?

Contraception

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-215

  Zite, Nikki B ^a   Wallace, Lorraine S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Female contraceptives; Literacy; Over the counter; Patient education; Readability

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONOXINOL 9;

ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PACKAGING; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING;

COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DRUG LABELING;

EID: 58649107365     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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