Misoprostol alone for early abortion: An evaluation of seven potential regimens

Contraception

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-97

  Blanchard, Kelly ^a   Shochet, Tara ^b   Coyaji, Kurus ^c   Nguyen Thi, Nhu Ngoc ^d   Winikoff, Beverly ^e  

^a IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^d Hung Vuong Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^e GYNUITY HEALTH PROJECTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical abortion; Misoprostol; Pregnancy termination

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABORTION; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SPOTTING; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOMITING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 22044452805     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2005.02.008     Document Type: Article

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