Maternal deaths in Finland: Focus on placental abruption

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1124-1127

  Tikkanen, Minna ^a   Gissler, Mika ^b,c   Metsäranta, Marjo ^d   Luukkaala, Tiina ^e,f   Hiilesmaa, Vilho ^a   Andersson, Sture ^d   Ylikorkala, Olavi ^a   Paavonen, Jorma ^a   Nuutila, Mika ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Maternal death; Maternal mortality ratio; Placental abruption

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DELIVERY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 70350650137     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340903214940     Document Type: Article

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