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The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Volume 27, 2022 - Issue 5
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From request to dispensation: how adolescent and young adult females experience access to emergency contraception in pharmacies

Yara Barrense-DiasDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Systems, Research Group on Adolescent Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisante), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sophie StadelmannDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Systems, Research Group on Adolescent Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisante), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Joan-Carles SurisDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Systems, Research Group on Adolescent Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisante), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Christina AkreDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Systems, Research Group on Adolescent Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisante), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandView further author information
Pages 403-408 | Received 22 Jul 2021, Accepted 21 Jun 2022, Published online: 22 Jul 2022

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