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Original Article

Diltiazem for maintenance tocolysis of preterm labor: Comparison to nifedipine in a randomized trial

Yasser Y. El-Sayed Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsStanford, University Stanford, California
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R. Harold Holbrook Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsStanford, University Stanford, CaliforniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ronald Gibson Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsStanford, University Stanford, California
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Usha Chitkara Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsStanford, University Stanford, California
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Maurice L. Druzin Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsStanford, University Stanford, California
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David Baba Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsStanford, University Stanford, California
Pages 217-221 | Received 30 Mar 1998, Accepted 15 Jun 1998, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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