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Women's use of preventive health services during COVID-19

2021-07-02
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: Changes in the use of women's preventive health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including screening for sexually transmitted infections, breast and cervical cancer, and obtaining contraceptives from pharmacies are described by researchers in this study.

Authors: Nora V. Becker, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1408)

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