Obstetrical brachial palsy: Pathogenesis, risk factors, and prevention

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 236-246

  Pollack, Raphael N ^a   Buchman, Aron S ^b,c   Yaffe, Haim ^a   Divon, Michael Y ^d  

^a BIKUR CHOLIM HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSTOCIA; LABOR; PATHOGENESIS; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033937787     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200006000-00003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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