Misoprostol as first-line treatment for incomplete abortion at a secondary-level health facility in Nigeria

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 170-173

  Fawole, Adeniran O ^a   Diop, Ayisha ^b   Adeyanju, Alaruru O ^c   Aremu, Oyewole T ^c   Winikoff, Beverly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b GYNUITY HEALTH PROJECTS   (United States)

^c Adeoyo Maternity Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Incomplete abortion; Misoprostol; Nigeria; Postabortion care

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NIGERIA; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOTTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 84866734564     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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