Unintended pregnancy in Australia: What more can we do?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 166-167

  Taft, Angela J ^a   Hobbs, Melissa K ^a   Hussainy, Safeera Y ^b   Amir, Lisa H ^a   Stewart, Kay ^b   Smith, Anthony M A ^a   Shelley, Julia M ^c   Chapman, Colin B ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE; ULIPRISTAL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

EID: 80051764024     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03270.x     Document Type: Article

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