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Research Article

A comparison of intermittent vaginal administration of two different doses of misoprostol suppositories with continuous dinoprostone for cervical ripening and labor induction

A. N. Khoury Division of Perinatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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Q.-P. Zhou Division of Perinatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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D. M. Gorenberg Division of Perinatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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B. M. Nies Division of Perinatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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G. E. Manley Division of Perinatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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F. E. Mecklenburg Division of Perinatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
Pages 186-192 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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