Modified needle elevation technique for misplaced Norplant® implants removal

Contraception

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-89

  Taneepanichskul, Surasak ^a   Intaraprasert, Suwachai ^a   Chaturachinda, Kamheang ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

modified needle elevation; Norplant implants; removal

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; NEEDLE; PHARMACEUTICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 0030222151     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0010-7824(96)00139-4     Document Type: Article

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