Pharmacologic methods for cervical ripening and labor induction

Current Women's Health Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-60

  Sanchez Ramos, Luis ^a   Hsieh, Evaleen ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PERPIDIL GEL; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E1 DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; UTEROTONIC AGENT; OXYTOCIC AGENT;

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; GEL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUPPOSITORY; TABLET FORMULATION; TACHYCARDIA; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERINE COMPLICATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA PESSARY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; PREGNANCY;

CERVICAL RIPENING; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0038621895     PISSN: 15345874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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