Uterine rupture

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-79

  Turner, Michael J ^a  

^a Pathology Research Laboratory   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Maternal mortality and morbidity; Perinatal mortality and morbidity; Uterine rupture; Vaginal birth after Caesarean section (VBAC)

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERUS RUPTURE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE RUPTURE; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 0036482343     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beog.2001.0256     Document Type: Article

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