'Near-miss' obstetric enquiry

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-29

  Bewley, Susan ^a,b   Creighton, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031039910     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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