Is misoprostol a suitable alternative to the surgical evacuation of incomplete abortion in rural South-Eastern Nigeria?

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 172-177

  Chigbu, B ^a   Onwere, S ^a   Aluka, C ^a   Kamanu, C ^a   Ezenobi, O ^b  

^a ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; MISOPROSTOL;

ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 84961015303     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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