The outcomes of pregnancy in patients with cirrhosis: A population-based study

Liver International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-283

  Shaheen, Abdel Aziz M ^a   Myers, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Epidemiology; Infant mortality; Liver; Liver diseases; Neonate; Newborn; Obstetric labour complications; Outcome assessment; Perinatal mortality; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS MORTALITY; FETUS OUTCOME; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; UTEROVAGINAL BLEEDING; VAGINA BLEEDING; VARICEAL HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FETAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77950840749     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2009.02153.x     Document Type: Article

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