Randomized comparison of second trimester pregnancy termination utilizing saline moistened or dry misoprostol

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 276, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 511-516

  Yilmaz, Bulent ^a,d   Kelekci, Sefa ^b   Ertas, Ibrahim Egemen ^a   Ozel, Murat ^a   Sut, Necdet ^c   Mollamahmutoglu, Leyla ^a   Danisman, Nuri ^a  

^a ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN S HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ADANA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c TRAKYA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dry; Misoprostol; Moistened; Saline; Second trimester pregnancy termination

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548662218     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0374-9     Document Type: Article

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