Misoprostol alone for early medical abortion in a Latin American clinic setting

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 12, Issue 24 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 57-64

  Billings, Deborah L ^a  

^a Ipas Mexico   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Latin America; Medical abortion; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; VACUUM ASPIRATION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE;

EID: 19044364175     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(04)24010-1     Document Type: Article

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