Antenatal care: A comparison of demographic and obstetric characteristics of early and late attenders in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Ebeigbe, Peter N ^a,b   Igberase, Gabriel O ^a  

^a Baptist Medical Centre   (Nigeria)

^b DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Booking; Demographic; Obstetric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NIGERIA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 28144450661     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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