Incidence and outcome of preterm-premature rupture of membranes

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-32

  Tahir, Sumera ^a,b   Aleem, Mahmood ^a   Aziz, Rubina ^a  

^a PUNJAB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b House No 3 ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Expectant management; Maternal morbidity; Perinatal mortality; PPROM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012805815     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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