Anaesthesia associated mortality in a district hospital in Zimbabwe: 1994 to 2001

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 39-44

  Glenshaw, M ^a   Madzimbamuto, F D ^b  

^a Murambinda Mission Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33845943482     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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