Nutritional and psychological status of young women after a short-term use of a triphasic contraceptive steroid preparation

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-207

  Masse P G ^a   Van Den Berg, H ^b   Livingstone, M M ^a   Duguay, C ^a   Beaulieu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Estrogen; MMPI; Nutritional status; Oral contraceptives; Psychological disturbances

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031808172     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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