Indications for caesarean section in breech presentation

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-137

  De Leeuw, J ph ^a   De Haan, J ^a   Derom, R ^b   Thiery, M ^b   Van Maele, G ^b   Martens, G ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Management; Morbidity; Presentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LABOR COMPLICATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PELVIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032144824     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00065-7     Document Type: Article

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