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Original Article

Cervical ripening with foley balloon plus fixed versus incremental low-dose oxytocin: a randomized controlled trial

C. Brennan FitzpatrickDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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Chad A. GrotegutDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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Tammy S. BishopDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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Bernard J. CanzoneriDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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R. Phillips HeineDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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Geeta K. SwamyDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1006-1010 | Received 28 Apr 2011, Accepted 12 Jul 2011, Published online: 14 Dec 2011

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