Maternal fatalities, fetal and neonatal deaths related to motor vehicle crashes during pregnancy: A national population-based study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 946-952

  Kvarnstrand, Laura ^a,b,e   Milsom, Ian ^a   Lekander, Thomas ^c   Druid, Henrik ^d   Jacobsson, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b VOLVO CAR CORPORATION   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fetal deaths; Maternal fatalities; Motor vehicle crashes; Pregnancy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 51649085841     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802302184     Document Type: Article

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