Chemotherapeutic induction of labour. A rational approach

Drugs

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-68

  Xenakis, Elly M J ^a   Piper, Jeanna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; RELAXIN;

AMNIOTOMY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TACHYCARDIA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS CONTRACTION; WATER INTOXICATION;

EID: 0030742864     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003495-199754010-00005     Document Type: Review

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