Effect of advanced provision of emergency contraception on women's contraceptive behaviour: A randomized controlled trial

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2404-2410

  Lo, Sue S T ^a   Fan, Susan Y S ^a   Ho, P C ^b   Glasier, Anna F ^c,d  

^a Jockey Club Marion Fang Conductive Learning Centre   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced provision; Contraceptive behaviour; Emergency contraception; Levonorgestrel

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CENTER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 6444237148     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh425     Document Type: Article

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