Contraception
Volume 77, Issue 4 , Pages 230-233 , April 2008

Over-the-counter access to emergency contraception for teens

Received 13 December 2007 ,Accepted 13 December 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.12.004

Contraception
Volume 77, Issue 4 , Pages 230-233 , April 2008

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