A first look at chorioamnionitis management practice variation among US obstetricians

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Greenberg, Mara B ^a   Anderson, Britta L ^b   Schulkin, Jay ^b   Norton, Mary E ^a   Aziz, Natali ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PARACETAMOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSTETRICIAN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872802205     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: 10980997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/628362     Document Type: Article

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