Adolescent and Young Adult Women's Use of Emergency Contraception

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 279-284

  Hensley Alford, S M ^a   Lappin, R E ^a   Wells, K ^a   Barone, A R ^a   Dalton, V K ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; EC; Emergency contraception; Morning after pill; Post coital contraception; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL HEALTH; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956185423     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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