A randomized controlled trial of the effect of advanced supply of emergency contraception in postpartum teens: a feasibility study

Contraception

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 435-440

  Schreiber, Courtney A ^a   Ratcliffe, Sarah J ^a   Barnhart, Kurt T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Emergency contraception; Postpartum; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; COITUS; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950859387     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.01.017     Document Type: Article

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