Early pregnancy termination with a simplified mifepristone: Medical abortion outpatient regimen

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 27, 2009, Pages 209-212

  Chuni, Neena ^a,b   Chandrashekhar, T S ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b MANIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Medical termination of pregnancy (MTP); Mifepristone

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ABORTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NULLIPARA; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNCOPE; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VOMITING;

EID: 70349705799     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v7i3.2725     Document Type: Article

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