Pain perception among parturients in Enugu, South-eastern Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 585-588

  Onah, H E ^a,b   Obi, S N ^a   Oguanuo, T C ^a   Ezike, H A ^a   Ogbuokiri, C M ^a   Ezugworie, J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b General Post Office   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Enugu; Nigeria; Pain perception; Parturients

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CENTER; HOME; HUMAN; INFERENTIAL STATISTICS; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LABOR PAIN; MARRIAGE; MULTIPARA; NIGERIA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OCCUPATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MEPERIDINE; NIGERIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARTURITION; PENTAZOCINE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34848903265     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610701467937     Document Type: Article

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