Safety and effectiveness of termination services performed by doctors versus midlevel providers: A systematic review and analysis

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-17

  Ngo, Thoai D ^a,b   Park, Min Hae ^a   Free, Caroline ^b  

^a MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Manual vacuum aspiration; Medical abortion; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMATOMETRA; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL ABORTION; MIDLEVEL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; POST ABORTION BLEEDING; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETAINED PRODUCT OF CONCEPTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERUS PERFORATION; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 84872854007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s39627     Document Type: Review

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