Buccal or sublingual misoprostol for cervical ripening and induction of labour

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2010, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Muzonzini, Gibson ^a   Hofmeyr, G Justus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIC AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; CERVICAL RIPENING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 16644367467     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004221.pub2     Document Type: Review

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