Emergency contraception - Knowledge and attitudes in a group of Australian university students

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 234-239

  Calabretto, Helen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Contraception; Emergency contraception; Unplanned pregnancy; Young people

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 67650458541     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00381.x     Document Type: Article

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