Effect of oral misoprostol after second-trimester delivery: A randomized, blinded study

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 689-694

  Leader, Jeanette ^a   Bujnovsky, Marcella ^a   Carlan, S J ^a,b   Triana, Thao ^a   Richichi, Kristine ^a  

^a ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b ORLANDO HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; MISOPROSTOL; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036805933     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(02)02213-5     Document Type: Article

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