Oral or vaginal misoprostol administration for induction of labor: A randomized, double-blind trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 810-813

  Adair, C David ^a   Weeks, Jonathan W ^a   Barrilleaux, Scott ^a   Edwards, Michael ^a   Burlison, Kevin ^a   Lewis, David F ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0345486992     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00278-6     Document Type: Article

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