Medical versus surgical abortion: Comparing satisfaction and potential confounders in a partly randomized study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 834-838

  Rørbye, Christina ^a   Nørgaard, Mogens ^a   Nilas, Lisbeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abortion; Medical; Randomization; Satisfaction; Surgical

Indexed keywords

GEMEPROST; MIFEPRISTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NAUSEA; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VOMITING;

EID: 15844366622     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh643     Document Type: Article

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