Prevention of Uterine Perforation During Curettage Abortion

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 251, Issue 16, 1984, Pages 2108-2111

  Grimes, David A ^a   Schulz, Kenneth F ^a   Cates, Willard J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CURETTAGE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK; THERAPY; UTERUS PERFORATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAMINARIA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK; UTERINE PERFORATION; UTERINE RUPTURE;

EID: 0021274465     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1984.03340400036021     Document Type: Article

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