Factors associated with the use of episiotomy during vaginal delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1001-1005

  Hueston, William J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Eau Claire Family Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NULLIPARA; PERINEUM INJURY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0029891814     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00068-3     Document Type: Article

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