The effect of hormonal contraception on the adequacy of colposcopic examination of the cervix

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1368-1369

  Milam, Michael R ^a   Pollock, Jason W ^a   Nick, Alpa M ^a   Scott, Theresa ^a   Jones III, Howard W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colposcopy; Oral contraceptives; Squamocolumnar junction

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 20644463212     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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