Incidence and risk factors of amniotic fluid embolisms: a population-based study on 3 million births in the United States

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49.e1-49.e8

  Abenhaim, Haim A ^a   Azoulay, Laurent ^a,b   Kramer, Michael S ^c   Leduc, Line ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

advanced maternal age; amniotic fluid embolism; cesarean section; placenta previa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CALCULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PLACENTA PREVIA; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45649083585     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.061     Document Type: Article

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