A randomized comparison of one single dose of vaginal 50 μg misoprostol with 3 mg dinoprostone in pre-induction cervical ripening

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1026-1034

  Charoenkul, Suntana ^a   Sripramote, Manit ^a  

^a NAVAMINDRADHIRAJ UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dinoprostone; Misoprostol; Pre induction Cervical Ripening

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THAILAND; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DINOPROSTONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS;

EID: 0033662544     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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