Rights to emergency contraception

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-163

  Weisberg, Edith ^a,b   Fraser, Ian S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b FAMILY PLANNING NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Barriers; Emergency contraception; Rights

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE;

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PREVENTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UNSAFE SEX; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 67650604357     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.031     Document Type: Article

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