Intracardiac injection of potassium chloride as method for feticide: Experience from a single UK tertiary centre

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 528-531

  Pasquini, L ^a   Pontello, V ^a   Kumar, S ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Feticide; Potassium chloride; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ABORTION; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; FEMALE; FETICIDE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRISOMY 21;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; ANEUPLOIDY; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 38949119386     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01639.x     Document Type: Article

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