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. 2021 Jan 1;137(1):173-175.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004217.

Cochrane Review Summaries-January 2021

Roziya Tursunova  1 , Jeanne-Marie Guise, Insiyyah Y Patanwala, David M Haas
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Cochrane Review Summaries-January 2021

Roziya Tursunova et al. Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

In this month's issue, the journal continues to bring new insights from Cochrane Systematic Reviews to the readers of Obstetrics & Gynecology. This month, we highlight two interventions related to labor induction and initiation as well as a review of adhesion-prevention techniques in gynecologic surgery. The summaries are published below. The complete references with hyperlinks are listed in Box 1.

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