Can the outcome of induction of labour with oral misoprostol be predicted?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-292

  Mbele, A M ^a   Makin, J D ^a   Pattinson, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABOR INDUCTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTMATURITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PARITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 34247194138     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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