Chemical birth of the pill

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 290-298

  Djerassi, Carl ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

19 NORPROGESTERONE; CORTISONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHISTERONE; NORETHISTERONE; NORETYNODREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; STEROID; STROPHANTHIDIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONTRACEPTION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 29544435070     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.06.010     Document Type: Letter

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