Maternal mortality in a Nigerian teaching hospital - A continuing tragedy

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-85

  Aboyeji, A P ^a   Ijaiya, M A ^a   Fawole, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NIGERIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34447326990     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947507780609167     Document Type: Review

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