Comparison of oral versus vaginal misoprostol for mid-trimester pregnancy termination

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 359-362

  Mahjabeen, ^a   Khawaja, Nuzhat Parveen ^a,b   Rehman, Rakhshanda ^a  

^a FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Mid trimester; Misoprostol; Oral route; Pregnancy termination; Vaginal route

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; ABORTIVE AGENT; OXYTOCIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VOMITING; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 69249175150     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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