Comparing continuation rates and side effects of hormonal contraceptives in East Asian and Caucasian women after abortion

Contraception

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 405-408

  Wiebe, Ellen R ^a   Trouton, Konia ^a   Fang, Zhe Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abortion; Chinese; Contraception; Korean

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL;

ABORTION; ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL, HORMONAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 53349108328     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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