Increased postpartum blood loss in pregnancies associated with placental malaria

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-175

  Uddenfeldt Wort, U ^a   Hastings, I ^b   Bergstrom S ^a   Massawe, S ^c   Lipingu, C ^c   Brabin, B J ^b,d,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Muhimbili Hospital   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malaria; Placenta; Postpartum blood loss

Indexed keywords

ERGOTAMINE; FANSIDAR; OXYTOCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MATERNAL AGE; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTA MALARIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STILLBIRTH; TANZANIA;

EID: 33847138671     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.11.023     Document Type: Article

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