Factors predisposing to perinatal death related to uterine rupture during attempted vaginal birth after caesarean section: Retrospective cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7462, 2004, Pages 375-377

  Smith, Gordon C S ^a   Pell, Jill P ^b   Pasupathy, Dharmintra ^c   Dobbie, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 4143129893     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38160.634352.55     Document Type: Article

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