Outcome of sweeping membrane within 48 hours in the induction of labour in multigravidae

Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 876-881

  Yasmeen, Azra ^a   Malik, Aslam Mehmood ^a  

^a QUAID E AZAM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Induction of labor; Membrane sweeping; Term pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIGRAVIDA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84919644312     PISSN: 19967195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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