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Original Research Article

Fertility and combined oral contraceptives – unintended pregnancies and planned pregnancies following oral contraceptive use – results from the INAS-SCORE study

Clare BarnettZEG – Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research, Berlin, Germany; Correspondence[email protected]
,
Christine HagemannZEG – Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research, Berlin, Germany;
,
Jürgen DingerPharmacoepidemiology Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Thai Do MinhZEG – Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research, Berlin, Germany;
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Klaas HeinemannZEG – Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research, Berlin, Germany;
Pages 17-23 | Received 29 Jul 2016, Accepted 21 Sep 2016, Published online: 17 Oct 2016

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