Uterine rupture: What family physicians need to know

American Family Physician

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 823-828

  Toppenberg, Kevin S ^a,b,c   Block Jr , William A ^a,b  

^a Laughlin Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b Johnson City Medical Center   (United States)

^c Greeneville Family Practice Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS RISK; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABOR; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS RUPTURE;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; UTERINE RUPTURE; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 0036735013     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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