Maternal-fetal medicine specialist density is inversely associated with maternal mortality ratios

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 1083-1088

  Sullivan, Scott A ^a   Hill, Elizabeth G ^b   Newman, Roger B ^a   Menard, M Kathryn ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal mortality; Maternal fetal medicine distribution; Maternal fetal medicine specialist

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24644471937     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.05.085     Document Type: Conference Paper

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