Maternal consequences of caesarean section. A retrospective study of intra-operative and postoperative maternal complications of caesarean section during a 10-year period

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-6

  Van Ham, Maaike A P C ^a   Van Dongen, Pieter W J ^a   Mulder, Jan ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elective; Emergency; Intra operative and postoperative maternal complications; Primary and secondary caesarean sections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0030904622     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)02725-5     Document Type: Article

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