Assessing sexual assault survivors' access to emergency contraception: Results from a mixed methods study in South Carolina

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 248-253

  Harrison, Teresa ^a   Foster, Angel M ^b   Martin, Sarah B ^c   de la Torre, Cristina ^d   McClorin, Lottie ^e   Blanchard, Kelly ^b   Dennis, Amanda ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^c Independent Consultant   (United States)

^d ICF Macro   (United States)

^e SC Contraceptive Access Campaign Advocates for Youth   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT RIGHT; POLICE; SEXUAL CRIME; STANDARD; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; CRIME VICTIMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RAPE; SOUTH CAROLINA; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77954176760     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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