Trends in cesarean delivery for twin births in the United States: 1995-2008

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 657-658

  Arabin, Birgit ^a   Kyvernitakis, Ioannis ^a   Liao, Adolfo ^b   Zugaib, Marcelo ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN;

EID: 84859050360     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318248be0b     Document Type: Letter

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