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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 20
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Original Article

Foley catheter versus intravaginal prostaglandins E2 for cervical ripening in women at term with an unfavorable cervix: a randomized controlled trial

Giulia BardaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel; ;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hadas Ganer HermanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel; ;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Ron SagivDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel; ;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Jacob BarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel; ;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Pages 2777-2781 | Received 22 May 2017, Accepted 12 Jul 2017, Published online: 16 Aug 2017

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