Levonorgestrel as an emergency contraceptive drug

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 824-828

  Sarkar, N N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; GESTAGEN; GLOBULIN; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE; NORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NIDATION; OVULATION INHIBITION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TABLET;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL, SYNTHETIC; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL-NORGESTREL COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0346958193     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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