Safety, efficacy, and acceptability of medical abortion in China, Cuba, and India: A comparative trial of mifepristone-misoprostol versus surgical abortion

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 431-437

  Winikoff, B ^a   Sivin, I ^a   Coyaji, K J ^a   Cabezas, E ^a   Bilian, X ^a   Sujuan, G ^a   Ming Kun, D ^a   Krishna, U R ^a   Eschen, A ^a   Ellertson, C ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

acceptability; developing countries; efficacy; Mifepristone and misoprostol medical abortion; safety

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CUBA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031028670     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70511-8     Document Type: Article

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