Mifepristone efficacy for emergency contraception when comparing 5 and 10 milligrams doses;Eficacia de la mifepristona como contraceptivo de emergencia al comparar dosis de 5 y 10 miligramos

Revista Cubana de Obstetricia y Ginecologia

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 326-335

  García Mirás, Ramón ^a   González Sánchez, Adriana ^a   García Mirás, Lorna ^a   Llibre Guerra, Jorge Jesús ^a   Delgado GonzáLez, Manuel de JesúS ^a   Peñalver Cruz, Aurelia María ^a  

^a Hospital Ginecobstétrico Profesor Eusebio Hernández   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Contraception; Emergency; Mifepristone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921357714     PISSN: 0138600X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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