Ruptured uterus in a Nigerian community: A study of sociodemographic and obstetric risk factors

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1172-1174

  Ebeigbe, Peter N ^a   Enabudoso, Ehigha ^a   Ande, Adedapo B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Morbidity; Mortality; Risk factors; Ruptured uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; UTERUS RUPTURE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTERINE RUPTURE;

EID: 28344443636     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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