Fetal station at the time of labour arrest and risk of caesarean delivery

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-22

  Oboro, V O ^a   Tabowei, T O ^b   Bosah, J O ^b  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Zonal General Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 28044470934     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610400022512     Document Type: Article

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