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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Characteristics of Patients Requiring Surgical Removal of Subdermal Contraceptive Implants: A Case–Control Study

Leila Katabi1 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8782-3189
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Erica Stevens1 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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Mona Ascha2 Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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Kavita Arora3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, 44109, USA;4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 111-119 | Received 27 Mar 2022, Accepted 08 Jul 2022, Published online: 08 Aug 2022

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