Sublingual misoprostol versus intramuscular oxytocin for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in low-risk women

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 138-142

  Chaudhuri, Picklu ^a   Biswas, Jhuma ^a   Mandal, Apurba ^a  

^a Chittaranjan Sevasadan College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Child Health   (India)

Author keywords

Misoprostol; Oxytocin; Postpartum hemorrhage; Sublingual

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZITOTEC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84355161527     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.09.016     Document Type: Article

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