Limb reduction anomaly after failed misoprostol abortion

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 566-567

  Hofmeyr, G J ^a   Milos, D ^a   Nikodem, V C ^a   De Jager, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL TERATOGENESIS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIMB MALFORMATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031804315     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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