Intrapartum death of nonmalformed fetuses in Denmark and Sweden in 1991. A perinatal audit

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 959-963

  Westergaard, Hanne Brix ^a,b,f   Langhoff Roos, Jens ^b   Larsen, Steen ^c   Borch Christensen, Hanne ^d   Lindmark, Gunilla ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Intrapartum death; Perinatal audit; Perinatal mortality; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENMARK; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030728201     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349709034909     Document Type: Article

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