Oral, vaginal and sublingual misoprostol for induction of labor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-9

  Bartusevicius, A ^a   Barcaite, E ^a   Nadisauskiene, R ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Buccal; Labor induction; Misoprostol; Oral; Sublingual; Vaginal

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN;

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 24644460526     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.07.002     Document Type: Review

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