Therapeutic termination of second trimester pregnancy with vaginal misoprostol

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 515-519

  Pongsatha, Saipin ^a   Tongsong, Theera ^a   Suwannawut, Orawan ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Induction Delivery Time; Mean Abortion Time; Misoprostol; Therapeutic Termination

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SIDE EFFECT; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034851762     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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