Predictors of Third and Fourth-degree Perineal Lacerations

Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-17

  Burrows, Lara J ^a,b   Cundiff, Geoffrey W ^a   Leffler, Kenneth S ^a   Witter, Frank R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Gynecology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Laceration; Perineal trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PERINEUM INJURY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 1642379602     PISSN: 15425983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.spv.0000117314.27247.17     Document Type: Article

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