Labor augmentation in an Egyptian teaching hospital

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-80

  Khalil, K ^a   Cherine, M ^b   Elnoury, A ^c   Sholkamy, H ^d   Breebaart, M ^a   Hassanein, N ^e  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Egypt)

^b El Galaa Hospital   (Egypt)

^c Cairo University   (Egypt)

^d AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

^e JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentation; Egypt; Normal labor; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; WARD;

EID: 1842529050     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00311-4     Document Type: Article

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