A five-year experience with second-trimester induced abortions: No increase in complication rate as compared to the first trimester
American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyPublished 1 February 1993
Francis R.M. Jacot, Claude Poulin, Alain P. Bilodeau, Martine Morin, Suzie Moreau, Françoise Gendron
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A careful approach to second-trimester dilation-and-evacuation procedures can make them comparatively as safe as suction curettages, contrary to common belief derived from large surveys done in the late 1970s.
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A careful approach to second-trimester dilation-and-evacuation procedures can make them comparatively as safe as suction curettages, contrary to common belief derived from large surveys done in the late 1970s.
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