Sublingual misoprostol for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 912-916

  Al Harazi, Abdelrahman H ^a   Frass, Kaima A ^b  

^a THAMAR UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^b SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGOMETRINE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PUERPERIUM; SHIVERING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349512151     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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