Homicide and suicide during the perinatal period: Findings from the national violent death reporting system

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1056-1063

  Palladino, Christie Lancaster ^a,b,c,d   Singh, Vijay ^a,b,c,d   Campbell, Jacquelyn ^a,b,c,d   Flynn, Heather ^a,b,c,d   Gold, Katherine J ^a,b,c,d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; ECLAMPSIA; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054890931     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31823294da     Document Type: Article

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