Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 365-372 , November 2009

Male Access to Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception: A Survey of Acceptability and Barriers in Providence, Rhode Island

  • Brian T. Nguyen, MA

      Affiliations

    • Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Brian T. Nguyen, 11 Amy Street, Providence, RI 02906; Phone: (714) 854-2079.
    • ,
  • Nickolas Zaller, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • Department of Immunology, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

Received 15 January 2009 ,Revised 16 July 2009 ,Accepted 16 July 2009.

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 Funded by the Dr. Veronica Petersen'55 and Dr. Robert A. Petersen Educational Enhancement Fund at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

PII: S1049-3867(09)00071-1

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.07.003

Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 365-372 , November 2009

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