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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Acupuncture administered after spontaneous rupture of membranes at term significantly reduces the length of birth and use of oxytocin. A randomized controlled trial

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Pages 1348-1353 | Received 22 Mar 2006, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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