Female college students' knowledge, perceptions, and use of emergency contraception

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 399-405

  Hickey, Mary T ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive options; Emergency contraception; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; STUDENTS;

EID: 67651046930     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01035.x     Document Type: Article

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