Predictors of repeat cesarean delivery after trial of labor: Do any exist?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-262

  Learman, Lee A ^a,c   Evertson, Larry R ^a   Shiboski, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRIAL OF LABOR; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 0029883922     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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