Pathologic examination of the placenta and observed practice

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-41

  Curtin, William M ^a,b   Krauss, Sarah ^a   Metlay, Leon A ^a   Katzman, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PLACENTA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33845923316     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000247646.19979.9f     Document Type: Article

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