A comparison of oral and vaginal misoprostol for induction of labor

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-60

  Uludag, Seyfettin ^a   Saricali, Funda Salihoglu ^a   Madazli, Riza ^a   Cepni, Ismail ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Labor induction; Oral misoprostol; Vaginal misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TACHYCARDIA; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERINE COMPLICATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 24644503685     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.11.028     Document Type: Article

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