Can we reduce perinatal mortality in the UK?

Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-3

  Drife, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CHILD CARE; EDITORIAL; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS WASTAGE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUERPERIUM; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STILLBIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 38949172384     PISSN: 17474108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17474108.3.1.1     Document Type: Editorial

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