European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 141, Issue 2 , Pages 127-130 , December 2008

Adverse mood effects of combined oral contraceptives in relation to personality traits

  • Anna Borgström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Viveca Odlind

      Affiliations

    • Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
    • Medical Products Agency, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Lisa Ekselius

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Inger Sundström-Poromaa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 18 611 57 64; fax: +46 18 55 97 75.

Received 27 March 2008 ,Revised 23 April 2008 ,Accepted 3 July 2008.

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PII: S0301-2115(08)00292-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.07.018

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 141, Issue 2 , Pages 127-130 , December 2008

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