International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 537

Full Length Research Paper

Medical treatment of the complication of first trimester pregnancy loss with misoprostol

Naushaba Rizwan*
  • Naushaba Rizwan*
  • epartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Syed Farhan Uddin
  • Syed Farhan Uddin
  • Department of Physiology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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  •  Received: 22 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 25 August 2014
  •  Published: 30 September 2014

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