Acceptability and safety profile of oral and sublingual misoprostol for uterine evacuation following early fetal demise

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 306-310

  Kushwah, Devendra Singh ^a   Kushwah, Beenu ^b   Salman, Mohd Tariq ^a   Verma, V K ^a  

^a Era's Lucknow Medical College   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; early fetal demise; misoprostol; oral route; sublingual route

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DIARRHEA; DRUG FEVER; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 79958271270     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.81513     Document Type: Article

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