Assessment of a disposable trocar for insertion of contraceptive implants

Contraception

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-142

  Steiner, Markus J ^a   Boler, Tania ^b   Obhai, George ^b   Hubacher, David ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparison; Disposable trocar; Jadelle; Levonorgestrel releasing implant; Norplant; Sino implant (II)

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; TROCAR;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT REUSE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 73149092337     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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