Quality of life and acceptability of medical versus surgical management of early pregnancy failure

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 501-508

  Harwood, B ^a,c   Nansel, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c MC 808 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy failure; Misoprostol; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLIGHTED OVUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEATH; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASPIRATION; WELLBEING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 38949201665     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01632.x     Document Type: Article

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