Pregnancy-related deaths due to pulmonary embolism: Findings from two state-based mortality reviews

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1230-1235

  Heyl, Peter S ^a   Sappenfield, William M ^b   Burch, Deborah ^c   Hernandez, Leticia E ^c   Kavanaugh, Victoria M ^d   Hill, Washington C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal mortality review; Pregnancy related death due to PE; Pregnancy related mortality; Pulmonary embolism; State based fatality review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881376926     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1117-5     Document Type: Article

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