Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 5 , Pages 432-436 , November 2008

Initiation of Oral Contraceptives—Start Now!

Presented in part at the annual meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, March 28–31, 2007, Denver, CO.

  • Sharon M. Edwards, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sharon M. Edwards, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029
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  • Mimi Zieman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Kandice Jones, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
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  • Angela Diaz, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Health Center, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Christina Robilotto, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, New York, New York
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  • Carolyn Westhoff, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, New York, New York

Received 9 March 2008 ,Accepted 4 June 2008.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00265-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.06.008

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 5 , Pages 432-436 , November 2008

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