Mifepristone-induced early abortion and outcome of subsequent wanted pregnancy

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 110-117

  Chen, Aimin ^a,e   Yuan, Wei ^a   Meirik, Olav ^b   Wang, Xianmi ^c   Wu, Shi Zhong ^d   Zhou, Lifeng ^a   Luo, Lin ^d,f   Gao, Ersheng ^a,c   Cheng, Yimin ^c  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

^d C Donghua Repro Hlth Res Inst   (China)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^f Chengdu Donghua Reproductive Health Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Abortion, induced; Infant, low birth weight; Labor, premature; Mifepristone; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; ABORTIVE AGENT;

ABORTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIFEPRISTONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 3242722254     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh182     Document Type: Article

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