Maternal mortality and morbidity due to induced abortion in Hyderabad

Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 62-65

  Madhu Das, Chandra ^a   Srichand, Pushpa ^b  

^a Liaquat University Eye Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Induced abortion; Maternal morbidity; Maternal mortality; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INDUCED ABORTION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPARA; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIMIGRAVIDA; SEPSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; UTERUS PERFORATION;

EID: 41849116350     PISSN: 17290341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22442/jlumhs.06520089     Document Type: Article

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