Cervical ripening

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-257

  Riskin Mashiah, S ^a   Wilkins, I ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1 DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; RECOMBINANT RELAXIN;

BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CURETTAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINA PESSARY;

EID: 0033032117     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8545(05)70072-3     Document Type: Article

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