Bereavement, grieving and psychological morbidity after first trimester spontaneous abortion: Comparing expectant management with surgical evacuation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1767-1770

  Nielsen, S ^a   Hahlin, M ^a   Moller A ^a   Granberg, S ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Dilatation and curettage; Expectant management; Psychological morbidity; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029773511     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019482     Document Type: Article

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