Hospital-based program for increasing the availability of emergency contraception: Simulating nonprescription access

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 777-780

  Pentel, Paul R ^a,b   Nelson, Brenda ^c   Wikelius, Norm ^d   Cooper, Charles ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Clinical Therapeutics Program   (United States)

^d Outpatient Pharmacy ^*

Author keywords

Contraceptives, postcoital; Dispensing; Drugs, nonprescription; Patient information; Patients; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Workload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 8344230775     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/61.8.777     Document Type: Article

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