Medical methods for first-trimester abortion

American Family Physician

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-83

  Nothnagle, Melissa ^a,b   Taylor, Julie Scott ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEMEPROST; METHOTREXATE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PROSTAGLANDIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFECTION; MEDLINE; NAUSEA; NOTE; PAIN; PILL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; ALPROSTADIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSTAGLANDINS; TAMOXIFEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042823512     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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