Women's Health Issues
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 141-143 , September 2004

Emergency contraception: Do we have the political will to increase access?

  • Alice R. Richman, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Alice Richman is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of South Florida College of Public Health in Tampa, Florida. She received her MPH degree from Boston University School of Public Health and her research interests are in the areas of women’s reproductive health, family planning, and contraception.
    • College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Alice R. Richman, MPH, 9481 Highland Oak Drive, #1611, Tampa, FL 33647

Received 30 March 2004 ,Accepted 16 April 2004.

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PII: S1049-3867(04)00081-7

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2004.04.006

Women's Health Issues
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 141-143 , September 2004

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