Factors associated with immediate abortion complications

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 154, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1677-1685

  Ferris, Lorraine E ^a,b,c   McMain Klein, Margot ^c   Colodny, Nikki ^d   Fellows, G Fraser ^e   Lamont, John ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d Task Grp Abortion Serv Providers   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUCED ABORTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

EID: 0029996844     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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