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Identifying the effective components of a standardized labor induction protocol: secondary analysis of a randomized, controlled trial

Rebecca F. Hamma Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rinad Beidasb Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA;c Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA;d Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA;e Penn Implementation Science Center at the Leonard Davis Institute (PISCE@LDI), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USAView further author information
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Sindhu K. Srinivasa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USAView further author information
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Lisa D. Levinea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USAView further author information
Pages 6185-6191 | Received 02 Nov 2020, Accepted 24 Mar 2021, Published online: 13 Apr 2021

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