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A randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for initiation of labor in nulliparous women

Terry C. Harper Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
,
Remy R. Coeytaux Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD,
Wunian Chen Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
,
Kathryn Campbell School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
,
Jay S. Kaufman Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
,
Kenneth J. Moise Jr Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
&
John M. Thorp Jr Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
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Pages 465-470 | Received 27 Jan 2006, Accepted 13 Mar 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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