Ulnar nerve injury associated wit removal of norplant implants

Contraception

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-101

  Smith, Jeffrey M ^a   Conwit, Robin A ^a   Blumenthal, Paul D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Implant removal; Norplant ; Ulnar nerve injury

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

AMERICAS; BIOLOGY; CASE STUDIES; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION TERMINATION--COMPLICATIONS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, PROGESTIN; CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANTS--COMPLICATIONS; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS--COMPLICATIONS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING; LEVONORGESTREL; NEUROLOGIC EFFECTS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0031958921     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(98)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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