Emergency contraception: An underutilized resource

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 392-397

  Dalby, Jessica ^a   Hayon, Ronni ^a   Paddock, Elizabeth ^a   Schrager, Sarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; ULIPRISTAL; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE;

DRUG COST; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, COPPER; LEVONORGESTREL; NORPREGNADIENES; PROGESTINS; TRIAGE;

EID: 84865844555     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: 15337294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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