Oral misoprostol and intracervical dinoprostone for cervical ripening and labor induction: A randomized comparison

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 465-469

  Bartha, Jose L ^a   Comino Delgado, Rafael ^a   Garcia Benasach, Fatima ^a   Martinez Del Fresno, Pilar ^a   Moreno Corral, Luis J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE PUERTO REAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034734987     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200009000-00025     Document Type: Article

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