A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the safety of vaginal recombinant human relaxin for cervical ripening

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 328-333

  Bell, Robin J ^a,b,c   Permezel, Michael ^a,b,c   MacLennan, Alastair ^a,b,c   Hughes, Christopher ^a,b,c   Healy, David ^a,b,c   Brennecke, Shaun ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT RELAXIN; RELAXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RELAXIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0027249542     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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