Oral misoprostol and vaginal isosorbide mononitrate for labor induction: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-126

  Collingham, Justin P ^b   Fuh, Katherine C ^b   Caughey, Aaron B ^b   Pullen, Kristin M ^b   Lyell, Deirdre J ^b   El Sayed, Yasser Y ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; AMNIOTOMY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 77954055806     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181e408f2     Document Type: Article

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