Influence of the third generation pill controversy on prescriptions for oral contraceptives among first time users: Population based study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7383, 2003, Pages 254-

  De Jong Van Den Berg, Lolkje ^a   Tobi, Hilde ^a   Bijker, Bert ^a   Van Den Berg, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESOGESTREL; GESTODENE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DATA BASE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PILL; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DESOGESTREL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NORPREGNENES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0037309955     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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