Identifying regional variation in the prevalence of postpartum haemorrhage: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Calvert, Clara ^a   Thomas, Sara L ^a   Ronsmans, Carine ^a   Wagner, Karen S ^a   Adler, Alma J ^a   Filippi, Veronique ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; EUROPE; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPARA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PARITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REGIONALIZATION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84864261591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041114     Document Type: Article

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