Misoprostol administration in first-trimester pregnancies with embryonic demise reduces uterine arterial blood flow

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 226-228

  Turan, C ^a,b   Koc, N ^a   Dansuk, R ^a   Cengizoglu, B ^a   Mericeli, D S ^a   Unal, O ^a  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Doppler; Embryonic demise; Misoprostol; Pregnancy; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERATOGENESIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0242267962     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.14.4.226.228     Document Type: Article

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