Prevalence of placenta praevia by world region: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 712-724

  Cresswell, Jenny A ^a   Ronsmans, Carine ^a   Calvert, Clara ^a   Filippi, Véronique ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antepartum haemorrhage; Maternal health; Meta analysis; Placenta praevia; Reproductive health; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HETEROGENEITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MATERNAL HEALTH; META-ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

AFRICA; BLEEDING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; NORTH AMERICA; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84878133746     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12100     Document Type: Review

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