Labor induction post-term with 25 micrograms vs. 50 micrograms of intravaginal misoprostol

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-255

  Meydanli, M M ^a   Caliskan E ^b   Burak, F ^a   Narin, M A ^b   Atmaca, R ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SSK Matern/Women's Hlth Teach H ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Labor induction; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOMITING;

EID: 0038290676     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00042-0     Document Type: Article

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