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Fuente: Columbia University, New York, NY; Clinical Trials and Surveys Corp, Baltimore, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Division of Health and Human  Services, Bethesda, University of Miami, Florida, Penn Fertility Care and the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Filadelfia y, University of Pittsburgh y McGee Women’s Research Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Cita: Anne R. Davis, Sarah K. Hendlish, Carolyn Westhoff, Margaret M. Frederick,; Jun Zhang, Jerry M. Gilles, Kurt Barnhart,  Mitchell D. Creinin, del National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Management of Early Pregnancy Failure Trial. Bleeding patterns after misoprostol vs surgical treatment of early pregnancy failure: results from a randomized trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;196:31.e1-31.e7.