Trends in major modifiable risk factors for severe perineal trauma, 1996-2006

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-170

  Kudish, Bela ^a   Sokol, Robert J ^b   Kruger, Michael ^b  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Episiotomy; Forceps; Severe perineal trauma; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISIOTOMY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; LACERATION; MATERNAL AGE; NULLIPARA; PERINATAL CARE; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

EID: 46749092521     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.02.017     Document Type: Article

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