Oral misoprostol vs. intravenous oxytocin for labor induction in women with prelabor rupture of membranes at term

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-75

  Al Hussaini, T K ^a   Abdel Aal, S A ^a   Youssef, M A M ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Labor induction; Misoprostol; Oxytocin; PROM; Term

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LABOR INDUCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MATERNAL CARE; MECONIUM; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NAUSEA; NEWBORN CARE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULATION; TACHYCARDIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOMITING;

EID: 0038386776     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00136-X     Document Type: Article

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