Maternal mortality in Slovenia: Case report and the method of identifying pregnancy-associated deaths

Forensic Science International Supplement Series

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-57

  Kralj, E ^a   Mihevc Ponikvar, B ^b   Premru Srsen T ^c   Balazic J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

HELLP syndrome; Maternal mortality; Preeclampsia; Underreporting

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; DIHYDRALAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; LIVER HEMATOMA; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOVENIA; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 71549166962     PISSN: 18751741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsisup.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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