Knowledge of emergency contraception among women of childbearing age at a teaching hospital of Karachi

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 235-240

  Irfan, Farhana ^a   Karim, Syed Irfan ^a   Hashmi, Saman ^a   Ali, Sajid ^a   Ali, Syed Arif ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; BIRTH CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; RELIGION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 65749088448     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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