An evaluation of the copper-T 380A IUD's safety and efficacy at three African centers

Contraception

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 293-298

  Farr, Gaston ^a   Amatya, Ramesh ^a   Doh, Anderson ^e   Ekwempu, C C ^b   Toppozada, Mokhtar ^c   Ruminjo, Joseph ^d  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^e Family Health International ^*

Author keywords

Africa; Cameroon; contraceptive efficacy; Copper T 380A; Egypt; intrauterine devices; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; EGYPT; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 0029921136     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0010-7824(96)00063-7     Document Type: Article

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