A survey of the knowledge and practices of emergency contraception by private medical practitioners in Nigeria

Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-39

  Okonofua, Friday E ^a   Omo Aghoja, Lawrence Osuakpor ^b   Hammed, Afolabi A ^c   Osazee, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Women's Health and Action Research   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Contraception; Emergency; Practitioner

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 77953427162     PISSN: 15629023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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