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Efficacy of chewing gum for improving bowel function after cesarean sections: a randomized controlled trial

Nefise Nazlı YenigulDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Sanlıurfa Mehmet Akif Inan Research and Training Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Sanlıurfa, Turkey; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Correspondence[email protected]
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Begum Aydogan MathykDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9832-6284
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Berna Aslan CetinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6856-1822
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Fatma Yazici YilmazDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4774-0239
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Isıl AyhanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zeynep Kamil Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8160-7853
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Pages 1840-1845 | Received 05 Sep 2018, Accepted 28 Sep 2018, Published online: 04 Jan 2019

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