The role of pharmacists and emergency contraception: Are pharmacists' perceptions of emergency contraception predictive of their dispensing practices?

Contraception

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 370-375

  Richman, Alice R ^a   Daley, Ellen M ^b   Baldwin, Julie ^b   Kromrey, Jeff ^c   O'Rourke, Kathleen ^b   Perrin, Kay ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Dispensing practice; Emergency contraceptive pill; Pharmacists

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFUSAL TO TREAT;

EID: 84866047998     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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