Progesterone use to reverse the effects of mifepristone

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Delgado, George ^a   Davenport, Mary L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Magnificat Maternal Health Program   (Nigeria)

^c Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical abortion; Mifepristone; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ABORTION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MIFEPRISTONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872249569     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1R252     Document Type: Article

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