European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 141, Issue 2 , Pages 143-146 , December 2008

Awareness and usage of emergency contraception among teenagers seeking abortion: A Shanghai survey

  • Jieshuang Xu

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Fudan University, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai 200032, People’s Republic of China
    • Previously worked at: Shanghai Institute of Family Planning Technical Instruction, Shanghai International Peace Maternity & Child Health (MCH) Hospital of China Welfare, 145 Guangyuan Road, Shanghai 200030, People’s Republic of China.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 21 54237898; fax: +86 21 64174172.
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  • Linan Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Shanghai Institute of Family Planning Technical Instruction, Shanghai International Peace MCH Hospital of China Welfare, 145 Guangyuan Road, Shanghai 200030, People’s Republic of China

Received 5 December 2007 ,Revised 16 July 2008 ,Accepted 3 August 2008.

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☆ The study was conducted at the outpatient clinic and inpatient wards in three district hospitals, one municipal MCH hospital, one OB/GYN hospital, and one general hospital in Shanghai, China, between the beginning of January 2005 and the end of June 2005. The study was performed by the Shanghai Institute of Family Planning Technical Instruction, Shanghai International Peace MCH Hospital of China Welfare.

PII: S0301-2115(08)00309-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.08.002

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 141, Issue 2 , Pages 143-146 , December 2008

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