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Original Article

Use of intracervical balloons and chorioamnionitis in term premature rupture of membranes

Irena B. CabreraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology and
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Joanne N. QuiñonesDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Allentown, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Danielle DurieDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Allentown, PA, USA
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Jacob RustDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Allentown, PA, USA
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John C. SmulianDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Allentown, PA, USA
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William E. ScorzaDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Allentown, PA, USA
Pages 967-971 | Received 23 Dec 2014, Accepted 05 Mar 2015, Published online: 07 Apr 2015

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