Evaluation of glyceryl trinitrate, misoprostol, and prostaglandin E 2 gel for preinduction cervical ripening in term pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 210-215

  Sharma, Yuthika ^a   Kumar, Sunesh ^a   Mittal, Sunita ^a   Misra, Renu ^a   Dadhwal, Vatsla ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Dinoprostone; Glyceryl trinitrate; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TAB ANGISED; TAB MISOPROST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRACERVICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYSYSTOLE; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; CERVICAL RIPENING; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; LABOR ONSET; MISOPROSTOL; NITROGLYCERIN; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21744462894     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2005.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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