Cervical ripening with oral misoprostol at term

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-255

  Beigi, A ^a   Kabiri, M ^a   Zarrinkoub, F ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Induction of labor; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; NEWBORN DISEASE; OVARY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYSYSTOLE; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0344552023     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00275-3     Document Type: Article

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