A review of global access to emergency contraception

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-6

  Westley, Elizabeth ^a   Kapp, Nathalie ^b   Palermo, Tia ^c   Bleck, Jennifer ^d  

^a Family Care International   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive access; Contraceptive policies; Emergency contraception; Low income countries

Indexed keywords

POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL COERCION; SOCIAL MARKETING;

CONTRACEPTIVE ACCESS; CONTRACEPTIVE POLICIES; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84884203602     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.04.019     Document Type: Review

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