Mortality and morbidity associated with misdiagnosis of ectopic pregnancy in a defined Nigerian population

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 548-550

  Orji, E O ^a   Fasubaa, O B ^a   Adeyemi, B ^a   Dare, F O ^a   Onwudiegwu, Uche ^a   Ogunniyi, S O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLERA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PEPTIC ULCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TYPHOID FEVER; UTERUS MYOMA;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036752529     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144361021000003744     Document Type: Article

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