Quick starting contraception after emergency contraception: Have clinical guidelines made a difference?

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 184-189

  Simpson, Janine ^a   Craik, Julie ^b   Melvin, Louise ^a,b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Director of the Clinical Effectiveness Unit of the Faculty of Sexual   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; LEVONORGESTREL; ULIPRISTAL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONDOM; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM; UNPROTECTED SEX; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROCEDURES; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903643739     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2013-100648     Document Type: Article

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