Attitudes and knowledge regarding emergency contraception among emergency department adolescents and providers

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 775-779

  Reed, Jennifer L ^a   Vaughn, Lisa M ^a   Pomerantz, Wendy J ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; emergency contraception; plan B

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864847722     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182627d14     Document Type: Article

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