A randomized trial of saline solution-moistened misoprostol versus dry misoprostol for first-trimester pregnancy failure

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 389-394

  Gilles, Jerry M ^a   Creinin, Mitchell D ^b   Barnhart, Kurt ^c   Westhoff, Carolyn ^d   Frederick, Margaret M ^e   Zhang, Jun ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^e Clin Trials and Survey Corporation   (United States)

^f EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Anembryonic pregnancy; Fetal death; Misoprostol; Missed abortion; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; MISOPROSTOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT FAILURE; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

EID: 1342302928     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.08.024     Document Type: Article

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