Use of mifepristone as an example of conflicting and misleading medical information on the internet

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 437-442

  Mashiach, Roy ^a,d   Seidman, Guy I ^b   Seidman, Daniel S ^c,d  

^a Lis Medical Center   (Israel)

^b INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; COMPUTER NETWORK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MIFEPRISTONE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0036547242     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2002.t01-1-01124.x     Document Type: Article

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