Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 408-411 , December 2008

High-Dose Misoprostol as An Alternative Therapy After Failed Medical Abortion

  • Yiu-Tai Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Guang-Qiong Hou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tien-Hui Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Chih Chu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ta-Chin Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Long-Ching Kuan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mau Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Feng Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Dr Shu-Feng Huang, Department of Family Medicine, Kuo General Hospital, 22, Ming-Sheng Road, Section 2, Tainan 700, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Fu-Min Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung Shan Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsung-Cheng Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

,Accepted 27 August 2008.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60007-3

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60007-3

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 408-411 , December 2008

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