Rupture in an unscarred uterus during second trimester pregnancy termination with mifepristone and misoprostol

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-43

  Bagga, R ^a   Chaudhary, N ^a   Kalra, J ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Mifepristone; Misoprostol; Rupture; Second trimester abortion; Unscarred uterus

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PREDNISOLONE; SPIRONOLACTONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; PARITY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS RUPTURE;

EID: 5344228660     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.05.019     Document Type: Article

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