A new classification of placenta previa: Measuring progress in obstetrics

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-229

  Oppenheimer, Lawrence W ^a   Farine, Dan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PLACENTA LOCALIZATION; PLACENTA PREVIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; TRIAL OF LABOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 69349084511     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.010     Document Type: Editorial

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