A randomised comparison of oral and vaginal misoprostol for cervical priming before suction termination of pregnancy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1117-1119

  Lawrie, Alasdair ^a   Penney, Gillian ^a   Templeton, Nan ^a  

^a ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; VACUUM EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL;

EID: 0029845468     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09593.x     Document Type: Article

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