Oral or vaginal misoprostol for induction of labor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-139

  Toppozada, M K ^a   Anwar, M Y M ^a   Hassan, H A ^a   El Gazaerly, W S ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Labor induction; Misoprostol; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERUS;

EID: 0031081765     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(96)02805-6     Document Type: Article

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