Epidural analgesia and severe perineal laceration in a community-based obstetric practice

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Carroll, Timothy G ^a,d   Engelken, Michael ^b   Mosier, Michael C ^c   Nazir, Niaman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b Family Medicine Residency Program of Topeka   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OBSTETRIC CARE; PERINEAL LACERATION; PERINEUM INJURY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; INJURY; LABOR COMPLICATION; LACERATION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PERINEUM; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038320953     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.1.1     Document Type: Article

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