Vanishing forceps delivery

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 227-231

  Poma, Pedro A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Decreasing cesarean rates; Forceps delivery; Regional anesthesia; Vacuum assisted delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0032884705     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-993863     Document Type: Article

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