Use of misoprostol on an outpatient basis for postdate pregnancy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-111

  Kipikasa, J H ^a   Adair, C D ^a   Williamson, J ^a   Breen, J M ^a   Medford, L K ^a   Sanchez Ramos, L ^b  

^a U of TN College of Medicine   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Outpatient cervical ripening; Postdate pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VOMITING;

EID: 13844277013     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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