Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 111-113 , August 2005

Emergency Contraception: What Should Our Patients Expect?

  • Jean Abbott, MD, MH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Jean Abbott, MD, MH, Department of Surgery, Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, B 215, 4200 E. 9th Avenue, Denver, CO 80262; 303-372-5500

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 Supervising editor: Debra E. Houry, MD, MPHFunding and support: The author reports this study did not receive any outside funding or support.Reprints not available from the author.

PII: S0196-0644(05)00270-2

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.02.023

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 111-113 , August 2005

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