The obstetric vesicovaginal fistula: Characteristics of 899 patients from Jos, Nigeria

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1011-1016

  Wall, L Lewis ^a   Karshima, Jonathan A ^b   Kirschner, Carolyn ^b   Arrowsmith, Steven D ^c   Polan, Mary Lake ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ECWA Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c Rehoboth McKinley Clinic   (United States)

^d Washington Univ School of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Obstructed labor; Rectovaginal fistula; Vesicovaginal fistula

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 2342428035     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.02.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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