Postoperative morbidity associated with cesarean delivery among human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1108-1111

  Rodriguez, Elisa Josefina ^a,b   Spann, Cyril ^a   Jamieson, Denise ^a   Lindsay, Michael ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery, human immunodeficiency virus, postoperative morbidity

Indexed keywords

ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0035340096     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.115179     Document Type: Article

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