Bleeding patterns after misoprostol vs surgical treatment of early pregnancy failure: results from a randomized trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31.e1-31.e7

  Davis, Anne R ^a   Hendlish, Sarah K ^a   Westhoff, Carolyn ^a   Frederick, Margaret M ^b   Zhang, Jun ^c   Gilles, Jerry M ^d   Barnhart, Kurt ^e   Creinin, Mitchell D ^f  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Clinical Trials & Surveys Corp   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

curettage; early pregnancy failure; miscarriage; misoprostol

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846240451     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.07.053     Document Type: Article

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