Potentially avoidable perinatal deaths in Denmark and Sweden 1991

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 820-825

  Langhoff Roos, Jens ^a,b   Borch Christensen, Hanne ^a   Larsen, Steen ^a   Lindberg, B O ^c   Wennergren, Margaretha ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Danish Hospital Institute   (Denmark)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Classification; Fetal malformation; Health care; Intrapartum death; Perinatal death

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; DENMARK; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029830585     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349609054710     Document Type: Article

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