Second-trimester pregnancy termination with 600-μg vs. 400-μg vaginal misoprostol and systematic curettage postexpulsion: a randomized trial

Contraception

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-55

  Carbonell, Josep L ^a   Torres, Miguel A ^b   Reyes, Raúl ^b   Ortega, Lourdes ^b   García Gallego, Francisca ^c   Sánchez, Carlos ^b  

^a Mediterranea Medica Clinic   (Spain)

^b Hospital Docente Gineco Obstetrico Eusebio Hernandez   (Cuba)

^c Ginegranada Clinic   (Spain)

Author keywords

Misoprostol; Second trimester abortion; Systematic curettage

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38149084055     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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