Termination of second and early third trimester pregnancy: Comparison of 3 methods

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 605-609

  Bani Irshaid, I ^a   Athamneh, T Z ^a   Bani Khaled, D ^a   Al Momani, M ^a   Dahamsheh, H ^a  

^a KING HUSSEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JORDAN; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SIDE EFFECT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, LEGAL; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATHETERIZATION; CERVICAL RIPENING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SAFETY; TABLETS; TIME FACTORS; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847677574     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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