Method of delivery for the preterm infant

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 110, Issue SUPPL. 20, 2003, Pages 88-92

  Lumley, Judith ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DELIVERY; DISEASE COURSE; FORCEPS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; META ANALYSIS; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; PH; POPULATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REDUCTION; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

EID: 0038325592     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-0328(03)00044-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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