Use of erythromycin for nonsurgical female sterilization in West Bengal, India: A study of 790 cases

Contraception

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-49

  Bairagy, Netai R ^a   Mullick, Biral C ^b  

^a Julpia Andhermanik   (India)

^b Indian Rural Medical Association   (India)

Author keywords

Contraception; Female sterilization; Nonsurgical sterilization; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; ELTOCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; TABLET; UTERINE TUBE; UTERINE TUBE COAGULATION;

EID: 0346655108     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2003.07.005     Document Type: Article

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