Oral misoprostol for third stage of labor: A randomized placebo- controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 255-258

  Surbek, Daniel V ^a   Fehr, Peter M ^a   Hösli, Irene ^a   Holzgreve, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLAMP; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UMBILICAL CORD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; MISOPROSTOL; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032806623     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00271-9     Document Type: Article

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