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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 30, 2017 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Efficacy of sublingual misoprostol for induction of labor at term and post term according to parity and membrane integrity: a prospective observational study

Valentina BrusatiDepartment of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Unit of Obstetrics and
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Gloria BrembillaDepartment of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Unit of Obstetrics and
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Federico CirilloDepartment of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Unit of Obstetrics and
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Luciana MastricciDepartment of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Unit of Obstetrics and
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Samantha RossiUnit of NICU, Buzzi Children’s Hospital, University of Milan School of Medicine, Milan, Italy
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Andrea Michele PaganelliDepartment of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Unit of Obstetrics and
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Enrico FerrazziDepartment of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Unit of Obstetrics and Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 508-513 | Received 13 Feb 2016, Accepted 13 Apr 2016, Published online: 20 Jun 2016

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