Episiotomy use in the United States, 1979-1997

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1177-1182

  Weber, Anne M ^a   Meyn, Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MATERNAL AGE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036898779     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(02)02449-3     Document Type: Article

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