Cervical priming with oral misoprostol in pre-labor rupture of membranes at term

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 923-926

  Ngai, Suk Wai ^a   To, Wing Kee ^a   Lao, Terence ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0003037437     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00072-5     Document Type: Article

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