Mifepristone and vaginal misoprostol on the same day for abortion from 50 to 63 days' gestation

Contraception

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 225-229

  Fox, Michelle C ^a   Creinin, Mitchell D ^a   Harwood, Bryna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Medical abortion; Mifepristone; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SUCTION; TIME; ULTRASOUND;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 0036804647     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00358-X     Document Type: Article

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