Is misoprostol a safe, effective and acceptable alternative to manual vacuum aspiration for postabortion care? Results from a randomised trial in Burkina Faso, West Africa

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1368-1375

  Dao, B ^a   Blum, J ^b   Thieba, B ^c   Raghavan, S ^b   Ouedraego, M ^c   Lankoande, J ^c   Winikoff, B ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalier National Souro Sanou   (Burkina Faso)

^b GYNUITY HEALTH PROJECTS   (United States)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE YALGADO OUÉDRAOGO   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; Incomplete abortion; Miscarriage; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BURKINA FASO; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; OPEN STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ABORTION, INDUCED; BURKINA FASO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 35348947452     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01468.x     Document Type: Article

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