Misoprostol use during the third stage of labor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-152

  Joy, S D ^a   Sanchez Ramos, L ^a   Kaunitz, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Misoprostol; Postpartum hemorrhage; Third stage of labor

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ERGOMETRINE MALEATE; ERGOMETRINE PLUS OXYTOCIN; METHYLERGOMETRINE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

AVERAGE; BLEEDING; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LABOR; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; META ANALYSIS; MODEL; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK; SHIVERING; THERMOREGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VARIANCE; VOMITING;

EID: 0037828296     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00146-2     Document Type: Review

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