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Against medical advice for induction of labor due to post-term pregnancies – the impact on pregnancy outcome

Yair BlecherDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility, Lis Hospital for Women, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Nadav MichaanDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility, Lis Hospital for Women, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Saher BaransiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility, Lis Hospital for Women, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Yoav BaruchDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility, Lis Hospital for Women, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Yariv YogevDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility, Lis Hospital for Women, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 3979-3983 | Received 14 Jul 2020, Accepted 30 Oct 2020, Published online: 10 Nov 2020

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