Pregnancy-related mortality in the United States, 1987-1990

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-167

  Berg, Cynthia J ^a,b   Atrash, Hani K ^a   Koonin, Lisa M ^a   Tucker, Myra ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030221782     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00135-4     Document Type: Article

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