| Literature DB >> 2343959 |
A L Franks1, H K Atrash, H W Lawson, K S Colberg.
Abstract
To investigate pulmonary embolism as a cause of obstetrical death, vital records data from 1970 through 1985 were analyzed. Results showed that the number of obstetrical pulmonary embolism deaths per 100,000 live births declined by 50 percent for both Whites and Blacks. However, Black women maintained more than a 2.5-fold higher risk, and women over age 40 had a ten-fold higher risk of embolism mortality. Thus, although the risk of obstetrical pulmonary embolism death has declined, some subgroups of women remain at higher risk.Entities:
Keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Biology; Blacks--women; Causes Of Death; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Differential Mortality; Diseases; Embolism; Ethnic Groups; Maternal Mortality; Mortality; North America; Northern America; Population; Population At Risk; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pulmonary Embolism; Research Methodology; Risk Factors; United States; Vascular Diseases; Whites--women
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2343959 PMCID： PMC1404735 DOI： 10.2105/ajph.80.6.720
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN： 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308