Septic abortion: A review of social and demographic characteristics

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 275, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-119

  Osazuwa, Henry ^a,b   Aziken, Michael ^b  

^a IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abortion; Contraception; Maternal mortality; Pelvic sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEPTIC ABORTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SEPTIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33847658774     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0233-0     Document Type: Article

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