Emergency contraception counseling: An opportunity for pharmacists

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 756-761

  Ragland, Denise ^a   Payakachat, Nalin ^a   Ounpraseuth, Songthip ^a   Pate, Adam ^b   Harrod, Sara E ^a   Ott, Rachel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Counseling (patient); Emergency contraception; Patient knowledge; Patient satisfaction; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PREGNANCY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARKANSAS; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856993750     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2011.10157     Document Type: Article

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