Use of a checklist to rule out pregnancy: A systematic review

Contraception

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 661-665

  Tepper, Naomi K ^a   Marchbanks, Polly A ^a   Curtis, Kathryn M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Pregnancy checklist; Pregnancy test; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BREAST ENGORGEMENT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHECKLIST; CONTRACEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIZZINESS; FAMILY PLANNING; HUMAN; LAZINESS; NAUSEA; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOMITING;

CHECKLIST; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS;

EID: 84876679167     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.08.007     Document Type: Review

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