Chorea complicating oral contraceptive therapy. Case report and review of the literature

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1978, Pages 557-559

  Pulsinelli, William A ^a   Hamill, Robert W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CASE REPORT; CHOREA GRAVIDARUM; CHOREA MINOR; DIAGNOSIS; MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOREA; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ETHYNODIOL DIACETATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MESTRANOL;

EID: 0018143248     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(78)90785-4     Document Type: Review

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