Determinants of intrapartum fetal death in a remote and indigent population in China

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-81

  Wen, Shi Wu ^a   Lei, Huizhong ^b   Kramer, Michael S ^c   Sauve, Reg ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology   (China)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MORTALITY; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PARITY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 1642487200     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211035     Document Type: Article

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