Medical versus surgical abortion efficacy, complications and leave of absence compared in a partly randomized study

Contraception

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 393-399

  Rørbye, Christina ^a   Nørgaard, Mogens ^a   Nilas, Lisbeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abortion; Complication; Failure; Medical; Success; Surgical

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; GEMEPROST; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VACUUM ASPIRATION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPROSTADIL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIFEPRISTONE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 7044220328     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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