Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 15-19 , March 2011

Misoprostol for term labor induction: A randomized controlled trial

  • Gulshan A. Saeed

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shifa College of Medicine, H-8/4 Islamabad, Pakistan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shifa College of Medicine, House no. 140-A, Race Course Road, Street 4, Rawalpindi Cantt, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    • ,
  • Shazia Fakhar

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shifa College of Medicine, H-8/4 Islamabad, Pakistan
    • ,
  • Nadia Nisar

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan
    • ,
  • Ali Yawar Alam

      Affiliations

    • Community Medicine, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan

,Accepted 28 August 2009.

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PII: S1028-4559(11)00034-9

doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2009.08.001

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 15-19 , March 2011

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