The continuum of maternal morbidity and mortality: Factors associated with severity

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 939-944

  Geller, Stacie E ^a,b   Rosenberg, Deborah ^b   Cox, Suzanne M ^a   Brown, Monique L ^a   Simonson, Louise ^a   Driscoll, Catherine A ^a   Kilpatrick, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal morbidity; Maternal mortality; Pregnancy complications; Preventability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MARITAL STATUS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 4644252205     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.05.099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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