Caesarean morbidity and mortality at Maiduguri, Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-48

  Chama, C M ^a   El Nafaty, A U ^a   Idrisa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; ECLAMPSIA; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0033960427     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610063453     Document Type: Article

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