Term breech singletons and caesarean section: A population study, Australia 1991-2005: Original Article

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 456-460

  Sullivan, Elizabeth Anne ^a   Moran, Katinka ^a,b   Chapman, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UltraFieldback   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breech; Caesarean section; Non cephalic presentation; Vaginal breech

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 70349559706     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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