Experience with misoprostol in the management of missed abortion in the second trimester

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 583-585

  Menakaya, U ^b   Otoide, V ^a,b   Omo Agboja, L ^a,b   Odunsi, K ^c   Okonofua, F ^a,b  

^a University of Benin Teaching Hospital   (Benin)

^b Women's Health and Action Research Center   (Nigeria)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABOR INDUCTION; MISSED ABORTION; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; TABLET; TIME; UTERUS FUNCTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, MISSED; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND;

EID: 31944447286     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610500239354     Document Type: Article

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