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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Sublingual 400 μg Misoprostol vs Intravenous 0.2 mg Methylergometrine for Active Management of Third Stage of Labor

Sindhu Bhute, Deepti Shrivastava, Deepali Khamsara, Poonam Pandey

Citation Information : Bhute S, Shrivastava D, Khamsara D, Pandey P. Sublingual 400 μg Misoprostol vs Intravenous 0.2 mg Methylergometrine for Active Management of Third Stage of Labor. J South Asian Feder Obs Gynae 2013; 5 (1):15-18.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1211

Published Online: 01-04-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


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