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Original Article

Failure of cervical ripening with prostaglandin-E2 can it be predicted?

Nir MelamedSackler Faculty of Medicine, Perinatal Division, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Petah-Tiqva, Israel
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Avi Ben-HaroushSackler Faculty of Medicine, Perinatal Division, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Petah-Tiqva, Israel
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Shay KremerSackler Faculty of Medicine, Perinatal Division, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Petah-Tiqva, Israel
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Moshe HodSackler Faculty of Medicine, Perinatal Division, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Petah-Tiqva, Israel
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Yariv YogevSackler Faculty of Medicine, Perinatal Division, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Petah-Tiqva, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 536-540 | Received 04 Jul 2009, Accepted 20 Jul 2009, Published online: 21 May 2010

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