Primary postpartum haemorrhage

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 463-469

  Selo Ojeme, D O ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CARBOPROST; CARBOPROST TROMETAMOL; ERGOMETRINE; ERGOMETRINE PLUS OXYTOCIN; IRON; METHYLERGOMETRINE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DYSTOCIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; IRON THERAPY; LABOR; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDLINE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIVERING; UMBILICAL CORD; VOMITING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 0036752076     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144361021000003555     Document Type: Review

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