Theoretical and empirical justification for current rates of iatrogenic delivery at late preterm gestation

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-6

  Joseph, K S ^a,b   D'Alton, Mary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; IATROGENIC LATE PRETERM BIRTH; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84870927872     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12030     Document Type: Note

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