Trauma in pregnancy: An updated systematic review

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Mendez Figueroa, Hector ^a   Dahlke, Joshua D ^a   Vrees, Roxanne A ^a   Rouse, Dwight J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Management; Pregnancy; Systematic review; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BURN; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FALLING; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; INTOXICATION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDLINE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84880136360     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.021     Document Type: Review

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