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Original Article

The Influence of Cervical Dilatation by Laminaria Tent and with Hegar Dilators on the Intrauterine Microflora and the Rate of Postabortal Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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Pages 405-410 | Received 22 Apr 1988, Accepted 11 Aug 1988, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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