A criteria-based audit of the management of severe pre-eclampsia in Kampala, Uganda

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 292-297

  Weeks, A D ^a,b   Alia, G ^a   Ononge, S ^a   Otolorin, E O ^a   Mirembe, F M ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Hypertension; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy; Quality; Uganda

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UGANDA;

EID: 27744454410     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.07.022     Document Type: Article

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