Using daily text-message reminders to improve adherence with oral contraceptives: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 633-640

  Hou, Melody Y ^a   Hurwitz, Shelley ^a   Kavanagh, Erin ^a   Fortin, Jennifer ^a   Goldberg, Alisa B ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COITUS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; NULLIPARA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PARITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; TEXT MESSAGE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICS; TELEMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TELEMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957254988     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181eb6b0f     Document Type: Article

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