Therapeutic termination of second trimester pregnancies with intrauterine fetal death with 400 micrograms of oral misoprostol

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-220

  Pongsatha, Saipin ^a   Tongsong, Theera ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bishop score; Misoprostol; Therapeutic termination; Unfavorable cervix

Indexed keywords

DIPHENOXYLATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042831727     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2004.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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