The value of maternal height as a risk factor of dystocia: A meta-analysis

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 510-521

  Dujardin, Bruno ^a   Van Cutsem, Roger ^b   Lambrechts, Thierry ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Caesarean; Maternal height; Meta analysis; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029813178     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1996.d01-83.x     Document Type: Article

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