Contraception
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 49-51 , January 2003

Cannula fracture in first trimester abortion: a case report and survey of NAF providers

  • Alison Edelman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UHN 50, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson, Portland, OR 97201, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-503-494-5949; fax: +1-503-494-3111.
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  • Jeffrey Jensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UHN 50, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson, Portland, OR 97201, USA
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  • Erica Nelson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern Illinois, School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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  • Mark Nichols

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UHN 50, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson, Portland, OR 97201, USA

Received 10 July 2002 ,Revised 3 September 2002 ,Accepted 16 September 2002.

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