The pathology of placenta accreta, a worldwide epidemic

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1243-1246

  Khong, T Y ^a,b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECIDUALIZATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MYOMETRIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PLACENTA VILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST;

DECIDUA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 57549083678     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.055202     Document Type: Review

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