Increased access to emergency contraception: why it may fail
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Increased access to emergency contraception: why it may fail.
BACKGROUND To explore why increased access to emergency contraception (EC) failed to reduce pregnancies in a recent randomized controlled trial. METHODS We used multivariable logistic regression to identify risk factors for unintended pregnancy using data from a trial involving sexually active women (n = 1490, aged 14-24 years) randomly assigned to either increased access or standard access t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0268-1161,1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den460