WHO systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidity: The prevalence of uterine rupture

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1221-1228

  Hofmeyr, G Justus ^a   Say, Lale ^b   Gülmezoglu, A Metin ^b  

^a Eastern Cape Department of Health   (South Africa)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

CESAREAN SECTION; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED NATIONS; UTERUS RUPTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; STATISTICS;

CESAREAN SECTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH; UTERINE RUPTURE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 25144497629     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00725.x     Document Type: Review

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