Relative risk of postpartum complications in the Ohio medicaid population: Vaginal versus cesarean delivery

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-224

  Koroukian, Siran M ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth certificate data; Claims data; Elective cesarean deliveries; Medicaid; Postpartum complications

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RISK; SURGICAL INFECTION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICAID; OHIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442532744     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558703260123     Document Type: Article

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