Missed abortion: Termination using single-dose versus two doses of vaginal misoprostol tablets

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 920-923

  Al Bdour, Abdel Nabi ^a,b   Akasheh, Hakam ^a   Al Jayousi, Tameem ^a  

^a Royal Medical Service   (Jordan)

^b NONE   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Misoprostol; Missed abortion; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSED ABORTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 36949035165     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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