Episiotomy in low-risk vaginal deliveries

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-12

  Allen, Richard E ^a,b,d   Hanson Jr , Ronald W ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Chinook Regional Health Authority   (Canada)

^c Utah Valley Fam Pract Resid Prog   (United States)

^d Box 550 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FORCEPS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPISIOTOMY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; VACUUM EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL;

EID: 20044391474     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.1.8     Document Type: Article

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