Maternal mortality in Bavaria between 1983 and 2000

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 304-308

  Welsch, Hermann ^a   Krone, Heinrich Adolf ^a   Wisser, Josef ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Maternal mortality; Obstetric care; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; BIRTH; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EUROPE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 4043131779     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.12.031     Document Type: Article

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