Cervical ripening and induction of labor with intravaginal misoprostol and Foley catheter cervical traction

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-80

  Kashanian, M ^a,c   Akbarian, A R ^b   Fekrat, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Foley catheter; Labor induction; Misoprostol; Traction on the cervix

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRACTION THERAPY; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

EID: 28844460001     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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