Temporal trends in stillbirth in the United States, 1992-2004: A population-based cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 121, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1229-1236

  Zhang, X ^a   Kramer, M S ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caesarean delivery; labour induction; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906771804     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12883     Document Type: Article

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