Perineal Body Length and Lacerations at Delivery

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 306-310

  Deering, Shad H ^a,b   Carlson, Nicole ^a   Stitely, Michael ^a   Allaire, Alexander D ^a   Satin, Andrew J ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery; Delivery, abdominal; Lacerations; Perineal body length; Perineum

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; EPISIOTOMY; HUMAN; LACERATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; PERINEUM; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1942534514     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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