Meta-analyses of randomized trials comparing different doses of mifepristone in emergency contraception

Contraception

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 447-452

  Piaggio, Gilda ^a   Von Hertzen, Helena ^a   Heng, Zhao ^b   Bilian, Xiao ^b   Cheng, Linan ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

^c Shanghai Institute of Family Planning Technical Instruction   (China)

Author keywords

Dose effect; Emergency contraception; Equivalence; Meta analysis; Mifepristone

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACEPTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 1642539009     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(03)00142-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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