Caesarian section rates and perinatal outcome at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 651-658

  Wanyonyi, S ^a   Sequeira, E ^a   Obura, T ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; KENYA; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35248838957     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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