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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 35, 2022 - Issue 25
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Mifepristone versus balloon catheter for labor induction: a cohort study

Viktor E. RadzinskyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology with the Course of Perinatology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, RussiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nadezhda M. StartsevaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology with the Course of Perinatology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, RussiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5795-2393View further author information
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Olga K. DoroninaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology with the Course of Perinatology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, RussiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4288-353XView further author information
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Konstantin V. TeplovDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology with the Course of Perinatology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, RussiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3223-5758View further author information
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Anna V. BorisovaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology with the Course of Perinatology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, RussiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4716-2886View further author information
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Pages 9331-9335 | Received 29 Nov 2021, Accepted 17 Jan 2022, Published online: 27 Jan 2022

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