Early abortion in family medicine: Clinical outcomes

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 527-533

  Bennett, Ian M ^a   Baylson, Margaret ^a   Kalkstein, Karin ^b   Gillespie, Ginger ^c   Bellamy, Scarlett L ^a   Fleischman, Joan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ABORTION; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRITIS; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NERVE BLOCK; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 71649090987     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1051     Document Type: Article

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