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Pre-induction cervical ripening with different initial doses of intravaginal misoprostol: time to delivery and peri-natal outcomes

M. Porras Lucenaa Reina Sofía University Hospital of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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J. Duro Gómeza Reina Sofía University Hospital of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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A. J. De la Torre Gonzaleza Reina Sofía University Hospital of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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C. Castelo-Brancob Clinic Institute of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine-University of Barcelona, Hospital Clinic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1112-1116 | Published online: 06 Jan 2022

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