Sublingual versus vaginal route of misoprostol for cervical ripening prior to surgical termination of first trimester abortions

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-113

  Saxena, Pikee ^a   Salhan, Sudha ^b   Sarda, Nivedita ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Abortion; Cervical dilatation; First trimester; Misoprostol; Sublingual; Vaginal

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; WATER;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; NAUSEA; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIVERING; TABLET; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VOMITING;

EID: 33644519067     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.07.022     Document Type: Article

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