Oral misoprostol in the third stage of labor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-26

  Zachariah, E S ^a   Naidu, M ^a   Seshadri, L ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Misoprostol; Postpartum hemorrhage; Third stage of labor

Indexed keywords

ERGOMETRINE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMATOCRIT; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 28844465815     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.08.026     Document Type: Article

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