Titrated oral compared with vaginal misoprostol for labor induction: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-125

  Cheng, Shi Yann ^a   Ming, Ho ^b   Lee, Jui Chi ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; NAUSEA; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS HYPERSTIMULATION; VOMITING;

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

EID: 37549000538     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000297313.68644.71     Document Type: Article

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