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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456107803321

Titolo

Contraceptive research and development [[electronic resource] ] : looking to the future / / Polly F. Harrison and Allan Rosenfield, editors ; Committee on Contraceptive Research and Development, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996

ISBN

1-282-08129-2

9786612081293

0-309-52251-X

0-585-02451-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (536 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisonPolly F

RosenfieldAllan

Disciplina

613.9/4

Soggetti

Contraception - Research

Contraception - Forecasting

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on two workshops held in 1994-1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Need and Demand for New Contraceptive Methods""; ""3 Contraceptive Technology and the State of the Science: Current and Near-future Methods""; ""4 Contraceptive Technology and the State of the Science: New Horizons""; ""5 The Market for New Contraceptives: Translating Unmet Need into Market Demand""; ""6 The Translators: Sectoral Roles in Contraceptive Research and Development""; ""7 Issues of Law, Regulation, Information, and the Environment for Contraceptive Research and Development""

""8 Recommendations""""A Female Methods""; ""B Male Methods""; ""C Immunocontraceptive Approaches""; ""D Part 1: Barrier Methods""; ""E Agendas and Participants in Committee Workshops""; ""F Committee Biographies""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""