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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of two combined misoprostol regimens for second trimester medical abortion

Ioannis KalogiannidisThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ioannis TsakiridisThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4337-7871
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Themistoklis DagklisThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Georgios KapetaniosThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Apostolos MamopoulosThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Apostolos AthanasiadisThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Pages 42-47 | Received 11 Jul 2020, Accepted 25 Sep 2020, Published online: 12 Oct 2020

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