Benign fever following vaginal delivery

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 146-151

  Ely, John W ^a   Dawson, Jeffrey D ^a   Townsend, Angela S ^b   Rijhsinghani, Asha ^a   Bowdler, Noelle C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

fever; logistic models; Puerperal disorders; puerperal infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE MONITORING;

EID: 0029814012     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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