The labor induction: Integrated clinical and sonographic variables that predict the outcome

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-8

  Bueno, Bebita ^a   San Frutos, L ^a   Perez Medina T ^a   Barbancho, C ^a   Troyano, J ^a   Bajo, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CERVIX UTERI; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845721739     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211619     Document Type: Article

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