Induction of labour using low and high dose regimens of prostaglandin E2 vaginal tablets
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Induction of labour using low and high dose regimens of prostaglandin E2 vaginal tablets.
OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of low dose prostaglandin E2 vaginal tablets with that of high dose in induction of labour. DESIGN A retrospective study. SETTING Abha Maternity Hospital, a teaching hospital in the southern region of Saudia Arabia. PATIENTS The outcome of induction of labour in 73 women induced with 1.5 mg prostaglandin E2 vaginal tablets was compared with those in 168 w...
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v80i1.8666