Triaging patients with post-abortion complications: A prospective study in Nepal

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 383-398

  Thapa, Shyam ^a   Poudel, Jaya ^b   Padhye, Saraswati ^b  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Maternity Hospital Kathmandu   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Abortion; Contraception; Counselling; Healthcare; Manual vacuum aspiration; Nepal; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME MANAGEMENT; VACUUM ASPIRATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEPAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; TRIAGE; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 12144257712     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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