Repeated medical abortions and the risk of preterm birth in the subsequent pregnancy

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 579-586

  Liao, Hua ^a   Wei, Qiang ^a   Duan, Lijun ^a   Ge, Junli ^a   Zhou, Yuanyang ^a   Zeng, Weiyue ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Medical abortion; Mifepristone; Preterm birth; Repeated induced abortions

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; ABORTIVE AGENT;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER ABORTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ABORTION; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RECURRENT ABORTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURGICAL ABORTION; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; INDUCED ABORTION; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIFEPRISTONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855989256     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-010-1723-7     Document Type: Article

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