The intergenerational predisposition to operative delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 905-911

  Varner, Michael W ^a   Fraser, Alison M ^a   Hunter, Cheri Y ^a   Corneli, Patrice S ^a   Ward, Ryk H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FORCEPS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0029953139     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00064-6     Document Type: Article

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