A pilot study to assess candidacy for emergency contraception and interest in sexual health education in a pediatric emergency department population

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 413-416

  Fine, Lauren C ^a   Mollen, Cynthia J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Emergency contraception; Sexually transmitted infections; Teenage pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC WARD; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URBAN POPULATION; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; PHILADELPHIA; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953358022     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181e0578f     Document Type: Article

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