Effectiveness of the male latex condom: Combined results for three popular condom brands used as controls in randomized clinical trials

Contraception

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 407-413

  Walsh, Terri L ^a   Frezieres, Ron G ^a   Peacock, Karen ^a   Nelson, Anita L ^b   Clark, Virginia A ^c   Bernstein, Leslie ^d   Wraxall, Brian G D ^e  

^a California Family Health Council   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Serological Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Male latex condom; STD prevention

Indexed keywords

LATEX; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATEX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 7044227603     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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