A randomised comparison of oral and vaginal misoprostol for medical management of first trimester missed abortion

JK Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-38

  Rita, ^a   Gupta, Shashi ^a,b   Kumar, Surender ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

First Trimester; Misoprostol; Missed abortion

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSED ABORTION; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

EID: 33745965641     PISSN: 09721177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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