Differences in perineal lacerations in black and white primiparas

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 622-624

  Howard, Denise ^a   Davies, Pamela S ^a   Delancey, John O L ^a   Small, Yvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLACKS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR COMPLICATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGE; PARITY; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WHITES;

EID: 0033829541     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(00)00956-X     Document Type: Article

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