Factors affecting the likelihood of successful induction after intravaginal misoprostol application for cervical ripening and labor induction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1237-1243

  Wing, Deborah A ^a   Tran, Susan ^a   Paul, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Labor induction; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0036085299     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.123740     Document Type: Article

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