Vaginal misoprostol for term labor induction

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1391-1393

  Bauer, Travis A ^a   Brown, Daniel L ^b   Chai, Lai Kit ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b Sutter Merced Medical Center   (United States)

^c Department of Pharmacy Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KY JELLY; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MECONIUM; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030690074     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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