Predicting negligence in female sterilization failure using time interval to sterilization failure: Analysis of 131 cases

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2437-2443

  Varma, Rajesh ^a   Gupta, Janesh K ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayes theorem; Sterilization; Survival analysis; Treatment failure; Tubal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

FISTULA;

EID: 34548090142     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem188     Document Type: Article

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