One- and two-day mifepristone-misoprostol intervals for second trimester termination of pregnancy between 13 and 16 weeks of gestation

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-130

  Hou, Shuping ^a   Zhang, Lanrong ^b   Chen, Qinfang ^a   Fang, Aihua ^a   Cheng, Linan ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Department of Pathology Pudong New Area People s Hospital   (China)

^c SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Incomplete abortion; Mifepristone; Misoprostol; Regimen interval; Second trimester termination; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME;

EID: 77957768957     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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