National cross sectional survey to determine whether the decision to delivery interval is critical in emergency caesarean section

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7441, 2004, Pages 665-668

  Thomas, Jane ^a   Paranjothy, Shantini ^a   James, David ^b  

^a Natl Collaborating Ctr Women C   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TIME FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 1642357949     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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