Knowledge of emergency contraception amongst tertiary students in far North Queensland

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-311

  Mohoric Stare, Dominika ^a   De Costa, Caroline ^a  

^a CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Contraception; Emergency; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; POSTINOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349781408     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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