Maternal mortality in Northern Nigeria: A population-based study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-159

  Adamu, Yusuf M ^a   Salihu, Hamisu M ^b   Sathiakumar, Nalini ^b   Alexander, Greg R ^b  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Eclampsia; Maternal mortality; Population based study

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NIGERIA; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS RUPTURE;

EID: 0037677147     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00009-5     Document Type: Article

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