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    N Engl J Med. 2001 Jan 4;344(1):38-47.

    Misoprostol and pregnancy.

    Goldberg AB, Greenberg MB, Darney PD.

    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy, San Francisco General Hospital and the Univeristy of California, 94110, USA.

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    PMID: 11136959 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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