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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 woman-year, (in statistics) 1 year in the reproductive life of a sexually active woman. A unit that represents 12 months of exposure to the risk of pregnancy. Woman-years are used in determining the pregnancy rate of the various methods of family planning. ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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