Economic evaluation of misoprostol in the treatment of early pregnancy failure compared to curettage after an expectant management

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1067-1071

  Graziosi, G C M ^a   van der Steeg, J W ^b   Reuwer, P H W ^c   Drogtrop, A P ^c   Bruinse, H W ^d   Mol, B W J ^b,e  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Curettage; Early pregnancy failure; Economic evaluation; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; CURETTAGE; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 18744375764     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh709     Document Type: Article

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