Is pelvic pain in pregnancy a welfare complaint?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-30

  Björklund, Kenneth ^a,c   Bergström, Staffan ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Affluence; Pelvic pain; Poverty; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; TANZANIA;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC PAIN; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; TANZANIA;

EID: 0033986337     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079001024.x     Document Type: Article

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