Induction of labor and cesarean delivery by gestational age

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 700-705

  Caughey, Aaron B ^a,b   Nicholson, James M ^c   Cheng, Yvonne W ^a,b   Lyell, Deirdre J ^d   Washington, A Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery, gestational age, perinatal epidemiology; Labor induction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33747873265     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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