American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 180, Issue 6 , Pages 1535-1542 , June 1999

Uterine rupture associated with the use of misoprostol in the gravid patient with a previous cesarean section

Presented at the Sixty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, British Columbia, Canada, September 16-20, 1998.

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American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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