Caesarean section and risk of unexplained stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy

Lancet

Volumn 362, Issue 9398, 2003, Pages 1779-1784

  Smith, Gordon C S ^a   Pell, Jill P ^b   Dobbie, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0345118958     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14896-9     Document Type: Article

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