Misoprostol for cervical ripening at and near term - A comparative study

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 371-374

  Moodley, J ^a   Venkatachalam, S ^a   Songca, P ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; PRANDIL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MALPRESENTATION; MECONIUM; PALPATION; PARITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CERVICAL RIPENING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MISOPROSTOL; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038179154     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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