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Original Article

Predictors of successful labor induction with oral or vaginal misoprostol

JMG Crane Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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T Delaney Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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KD Butt Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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KA Bennett Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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D Hutchens Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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DC Young Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pages 319-323 | Received 08 Jul 2003, Accepted 10 Nov 2003, Published online: 24 May 2010

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