Malaysian antenatal risk coding and the outcome of pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-20

  Geefhuysen, Coeli J ^a   Isa, Abdul Rahman ^b   Hashim, Mohammed ^b   Barnes, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Birth place; Delivery services; Perinatal outcome; Risk approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABOR; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL RECORD; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0031904922     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1998.tb00046.x     Document Type: Article

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