Clusters of eclampsia in a Nigerian teaching hospital

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-66

  Ekele, B A ^a   Bello, S O ^b   Adamu, A N ^a  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Damietta Al Azhar university Hospital Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Clusters; Eclampsia; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVE FITTING; DELIVERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 33846442015     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.09.027     Document Type: Article

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