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Maternal morbidity of induction of labor compared to planned cesarean delivery in twin gestations

Tracy B. Grossmana Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rebkah Tesfamariamb Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA
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Stephen T. Chasena Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Robin B. Kalisha Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
Pages 3562-3567 | Received 17 May 2019, Accepted 30 Oct 2019, Published online: 06 Dec 2019

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