Feasibility study of the use of a daily electronic mail reminder to improve oral contraceptive compliance

Contraception

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 365-371

  Fox, Michelle C ^a   Creinin, Mitchell D ^a   Murthy, Amitasrigowri S ^a   Harwood, Bryna ^a   Reid, Lynn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Contraceptives; Electronic mail; Oral

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; E-MAIL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0242657304     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2003.08.013     Document Type: Article

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