Comparison of mifepristone combination with misoprostol and misoprostol alone in the management of intrauterine death: Condensation - misoprostol and mifepristone combination is more effective than misoprostol alone in the management of intrauterine death

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 322-325

  Sharma, Damyanti ^a   Singhal, Savita Rani ^a   Poonam, ^a   Paul, Anshu ^a   Kunika, ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Intrauterine death; Mifepristone; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INDUCTION DELIVERY INTERVAL; LABOR INDUCTION; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PARITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455172024     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 18756263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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