Frequency and risk factors for repeat abortions after surgical compared with medical termination of pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 845-852

  Heikinheimo, Oskari ^a   Niinimäki, Maarit ^b   Pouta, Anneli ^b   Bloigu, Aini ^b   Gissler, Mika ^b   Hemminki, Elina ^b   Suhonen, Satu ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PROSTAGLANDIN; ABORTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MEDICAL ABORTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGICAL ABORTION; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VACUUM ASPIRATION; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; INDUCED ABORTION; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGISTER; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACUUM EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649111577     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31819cae06     Document Type: Article

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