Medical abortion in family practice: A case series

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 290-295

  Prine, Linda ^a   Lesnewski, Ruth ^a   Berley, Nancy ^b   Gold, Marji ^b  

^a Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; ABORTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUCTION; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; INDUCED ABORTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0642371013     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.4.290     Document Type: Article

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