Breech presentation after 34 weeks - A meta-analysis of corrected perinatal mortality/morbidity according to the method of delivery

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-132

  Langer, B ^a,b   Boudier, E ^a   Schlaeder, G ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FETUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0031895291     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443619867849     Document Type: Article

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