Shoulder dystocia in a Jamaican cohort

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-27

  Christie, Loxley R ^a   Harriott, John A ^a   Mitchell, Sharmaine Y ^a   Fletcher, Horace M ^a   Bambury, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Jamaica; Parity; Retrospective cohort analysis; Risk factor; Shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA;

EID: 57349126309     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.08.025     Document Type: Article

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