Acupuncture for cervical ripening and induction of labor at term - A randomized controlled trial

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 113, Issue 23-24, 2001, Pages 942-946

  Rabl, M ^a   Ahner, R ^a   Bitschnau, M ^a   Zeisler, H ^a   Husslein, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cervical ripening; Comnplementary medicine; Induction of labor

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; CERVICAL RIPENING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035905341     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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