Expectant, medical or surgical treatment for spontaneous abortion in first trimester of pregnancy: A cost analysis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2873-2878

  You, Joyce H S ^a   Chung, Tony K H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Expectant care; Misoprostol; Spontaneous abortion; Surgical evacuation

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURETTAGE; DECISION THEORY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATIENT CARE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 27144431917     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei163     Document Type: Article

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