A pilot study of mifepristone and misoprostol administered at the same time for abortion up to 49 days gestation

Contraception

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 333-336

  Murthy, Amitasrigowri S ^a,b   Creinin, Mitchell D ^a   Harwood, Bryna ^a   Schreiber, Courtney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Medical abortion; Mifepristone; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLEEDING; CHILL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HEADACHE; HEAT; HUMAN; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; SIDE EFFECT; SUCTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VOMITING;

EID: 18044386575     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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