Exploring Emergency Contraception Knowledge among Florida Pharmacy School Students. A Preliminary Assessment

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 373-380

  Richman, Alice R ^a   Daley, Ellen M ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; TEACHING;

EID: 70350346290     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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