Obstetric admissions to the intensive therapy unit of a tertiary care institution

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 250-253

  Quah, Terence C C ^a   Chiu, J W ^b   Tan, K H ^b   Yeo, S W ^b   Tan, H M ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Critical care; Peripartum complications

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORDS; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035347646     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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