Vaginal birth after cesarean and uterine rupture rates in California

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 985-989

  Gregory, Kimberly D ^a,c   Korst, Lisa M ^a   Cane, Patricia ^a   Platt, Lawrence D ^a,c   Kahn, Katherine ^b,c  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; UTERINE RUPTURE; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 0032754793     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00422-6     Document Type: Article

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