Effectiveness of 400 or 600 micrograms of vaginal misoprostol for terminations of early pregnancies

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 928-933

  Ruangchainikhom, Wibool ^a   Phongphissanou, Ekkarach ^a   Bhekasuta, Jamikorn ^a   Sarapak, Sravooth ^a  

^a BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Misoprostol; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABORTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33746191794     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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