Second trimester pregnancy termination with 800 mcg vaginal misoprostol

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 859-863

  Pongsatha, Saipin ^a   Tongsong, Theera ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Induction Delivery Time; Mean Abortion Time; Misoprostol; Second Trimester Pregnancy Termination

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TABLET;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034792316     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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