Obstetric patients treated in intensive care units and maternal mortality

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-125

  Bouvier Colle, Marie Hélène ^f   Salanave, Benoît ^f   Ancel, Pierre Yves ^f   Varnoux, Noelle ^f   Fernandez, Hervé ^b   Papiernik, Émile ^c   Bréart, Gérard ^a   Benhamou, D ^b   Boutroy, P ^d   Caillier, I ^d   Dumoulin, M ^e   Fournet, P ^e   Elhassani, M ^e   Puech, F ^e   Poutot, C ^d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^c service d'Obstétrique   (France)

^d Maternite Regionale Universitaire   (France)

^e Maternité Régionale   (France)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Intensive care; Maternal deaths; Obstetric patients

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 13344276584     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-2243(95)02317-L     Document Type: Conference Paper

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