Interruption of early pregnancy with mifepristone in combination with gemeprost

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 806-809

  Sandstrøm, Ole ^a   Brooks, Lis ^a   Schantz, Anne ^a,b   Grinsted, Jørgen ^a   Grinsted, Lotte ^a   Jacobsen, Jens Duelund ^a   Nielsen, Stig Pors ^a  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Dept of Gynecology and Obstetrics   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abortion; Gemeprost; Mifepristone

Indexed keywords

GEMEPROST; MIFEPRISTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUCED ABORTION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0032875394     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1999.780913.x     Document Type: Article

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