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The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Volume 21, 2016 - Issue 4
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Clinical Study

Efficacy and safety of the contraceptive vaginal ring (NuvaRing) compared with a combined oral contraceptive in Chinese women: a 1-year randomised trial

Guang Sheng FanPeking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China; Correspondence[email protected]
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Mulan RenZhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China;
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Wen DiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China;
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Ping SuFamily Planning Research Institute of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;
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Qin ChangSouthwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing, China;
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Shuying WuPeking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China;
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Yun QinMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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Tjeerd KorverMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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Maya Marintcheva-PetrovaMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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Carol YacikMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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Christine McCrary SiskMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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Guoqin WangMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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Pages 303-309 | Received 31 Dec 2015, Accepted 30 Apr 2016, Published online: 24 Jun 2016

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