Medical vs. surgical evacuation of first-trimester spontaneous abortion

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-26

  Moodliar, S ^a   Bagratee, J S ^a   Moodley, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abortion; ERPC; Medical management; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; MISOPROSTOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

EID: 24644496093     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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