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Original Article

Comparison of intracervical Foley catheter used alone or combined with a single dose of dinoprostone gel for cervical ripening: a randomised study

Anqa ChowdharyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India;
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Rashmi BaggaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India; Correspondence[email protected]
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Jasvinder KalraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India;
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Vanita JainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India;
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Subhas Chandra SahaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India;
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Praveen KumarDepartment of Neonatology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 461-467 | Published online: 12 Feb 2019

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