Erb's palsy without shoulder dystocia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 253-256

  Blickstein, D ^a   Blickstein, I ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Erb's palsy causation; Shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PARALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER;

EID: 0036744009     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(02)00131-5     Document Type: Article

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