Posterior axillary sling traction: Another empiric technique for shoulder dystocia alleviation?

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 113, Issue 2 PART 2, 2009, Pages 478-479

  Gherman, Robert ^a  

^a Prince Georges Hospital Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LABOR; MACROSOMIA; MORBIDITY; POSTERIOR AXILLARY SLING TRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; TRACTION THERAPY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHOULDER;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SHOULDER; TRACTION; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 60549112592     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31819698fe     Document Type: Editorial

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