Comparative study between oral and sublingual 600 g misoprostol for the treatment of incomplete abortion

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 978-983

  Paritakul, Panwara ^a   Phupong, Vorapong ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

incomplete abortion; misoprostol; oral; sublingual; treatment

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957562038     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01264.x     Document Type: Article

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