Progestin-only pills for contraception

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Grimes, David A ^a   Lopez, Laureen M ^a   O'Brien, Paul ^b   Raymond, Elizabeth G ^a  

^a Behavioral and Social Science Research   (United States)

^b Westminster Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 70249123425     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007541     Document Type: Review

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