Is grand multiparity an independent predictor of pregnancy risk? A retrospective observational study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 294-296

  Humphrey, Michael D ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARITY; PERINATAL DEATH; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RETAINED PLACENTA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0141595110     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05550.x     Document Type: Article

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