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Clinical Use of Prostaglandins in Obstetrics

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Victoria Hospital, University of Adelaide, Rose Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Gillespie, A. Clinical Use of Prostaglandins in Obstetrics. Drugs 11, 113–118 (1976). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-197611020-00003

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