Misoprostol overdose during the first trimester of pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 108-109

  Bentov, Yaacov ^a   Sheiner, Eyal ^a   Katz, Miriam ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

First trimester; Misoprostol; Overdose; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; MISOPROSTOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; CURETTAGE; DIARRHEA; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH LAVAGE; VOMITING;

EID: 3042638655     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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