Current trends in cervical ripening and labor induction

American Family Physician

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 477-483

  Harman Jr , Jefferson H ^a   Kim, Andrew ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TERBUTALINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

CERVICAL RIPENING; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 0032786959     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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