Oral versus vaginal Misoprostol for labour induction

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 404-407

  Rasheed, Rozina ^a   Alam, Azra Ahsan ^a   Younus, Shehnaz ^a   Raza, Farahnaz ^a  

^a Kharadar General Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIC AGENT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ECLAMPSIA; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; FETUS MOVEMENT; FETUS OUTCOME; FEVER; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR INDUCTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PARITY; PREECLAMPSIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STILLBIRTH; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOXICITY; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 35348919950     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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