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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778777503321

Titolo

Contraceptive research, introduction, and use : lessons from Norplant / / Polly F. Harrison and Allan Rosenfield, editors ; Subcommittee for Workshop on Implant Contraceptives: An illuminating case study in current dilemmas and possibilities, Committee on Contraceptive Research and Development, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1998

ISBN

0-309-17442-2

1-280-18682-8

9786610186822

0-309-59153-8

0-585-02408-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 120 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisonPolly F

RosenfieldAllan

Disciplina

613.9/4

Soggetti

Contraception - Research

Birth control - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on a workshop held in April 1997.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Contains an examination of Norplant's efficacy and safety, its user populations, training for insertion and removal, consumer perspectives - quality of care, informed decisionmaking, and consumer involvement - and approaches to contraceptive development and introduction. This book's appendix contains summaries of 17 workshop presentations.