Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about emergency contraception: A survey of female adolescents seeking care in the emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 469-474

  Mollen, Cynthia J ^a,b   Miller, Melissa K ^c   Hayes, Katie L ^a   Barg, Frances K ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; emergency contraception; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BIRTH CONTROL; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876415192     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31828a3249     Document Type: Article

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