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Use of Ovulation Predictor Kits as Adjuncts When Using Fertility Awareness Methods (FAMs): A Pilot Study

Rene Leiva, Ula Burhan, Edmond Kyrillos, Richard Fehring, Robin McLaren, Catherine Dalzell and Elizabeth Tanguay
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 427-429; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130255
Rene Leiva
From the Bruyère Research Institute, CT Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (RL; RM; CD); the Department of Family Medicine (RL, EK), the Faculty of Medicine (UB), and the Faculty of Nursing (ET), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and the College of Nursing (RF), Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
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Ula Burhan
From the Bruyère Research Institute, CT Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (RL; RM; CD); the Department of Family Medicine (RL, EK), the Faculty of Medicine (UB), and the Faculty of Nursing (ET), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and the College of Nursing (RF), Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
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Edmond Kyrillos
From the Bruyère Research Institute, CT Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (RL; RM; CD); the Department of Family Medicine (RL, EK), the Faculty of Medicine (UB), and the Faculty of Nursing (ET), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and the College of Nursing (RF), Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
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Richard Fehring
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Robin McLaren
From the Bruyère Research Institute, CT Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (RL; RM; CD); the Department of Family Medicine (RL, EK), the Faculty of Medicine (UB), and the Faculty of Nursing (ET), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and the College of Nursing (RF), Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
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Catherine Dalzell
From the Bruyère Research Institute, CT Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (RL; RM; CD); the Department of Family Medicine (RL, EK), the Faculty of Medicine (UB), and the Faculty of Nursing (ET), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and the College of Nursing (RF), Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
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Elizabeth Tanguay
From the Bruyère Research Institute, CT Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (RL; RM; CD); the Department of Family Medicine (RL, EK), the Faculty of Medicine (UB), and the Faculty of Nursing (ET), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and the College of Nursing (RF), Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
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Rene Leiva, Ula Burhan, Edmond Kyrillos, Richard Fehring, Robin McLaren, Catherine Dalzell, Elizabeth Tanguay
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 427-429; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130255

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Rene Leiva, Ula Burhan, Edmond Kyrillos, Richard Fehring, Robin McLaren, Catherine Dalzell, Elizabeth Tanguay
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 427-429; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130255
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