Risk factors for severe post partum haemorrhage in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 64-71

  Wandabwa, J ^a   Doyle, P ^b   Todd, J ^c   Ononge, S ^d   Kiondo, P ^b,e  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Department of Epidemiology and Population Health ^*  (Uganda)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MORTALITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; ODDS RATIO; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 44849088877     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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