Historical review of the combined oral contraceptive pill and injectable progestogens

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-11

  Szarewski, Anne ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b Margaret Pyke Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; SHORT SURVEY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS;

EID: 0033968303     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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