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Is dinoprostone safe? A report of three maternal deaths

Hulya DedeDepartment of Perinatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women's Health Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Omer KandemirDepartment of Perinatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women's Health Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Serdar YalvaçDepartment of Perinatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women's Health Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Deniz KarçaaltincabaDepartment of Perinatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women's Health Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Şadiman KiykaçDepartment of Perinatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women's Health Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 569-572 | Received 04 Jun 2009, Accepted 07 Jul 2009, Published online: 21 May 2010

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