Women's Health Issues
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 22-28 , January 2007

Trends in knowledge of emergency contraception among women in California, 1999–2004

Received 21 June 2006 ,Revised 9 October 2006 ,Accepted 9 November 2006.

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 Funded by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF). Created in 1992 as an independent, private foundation, TCWF’s mission is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention programs.

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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2006.11.001

Women's Health Issues
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 22-28 , January 2007

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