Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 296-301 , August 2006

Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Bone Mineral Density in Adolescents—The Black Box Warning: A Position Paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

  • Barbara A. Cromer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • CASE School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Delia Scholes, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Abbey Berenson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas, Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
    • ,
  • Tim Cundy, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • M. Kathleen Clark, Ph.D., A.R.N.P.

      Affiliations

    • University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Andrew M. Kaunitz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, Florida

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00098-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.03.011

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 296-301 , August 2006

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