Risk factors for retained placenta in southwestern Nigeria

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 532-537

  Owolabi, Alexander Tuesday ^a   Dare, F O ^a   Fasubaa, O B ^a   Ogunlola, I O ^a   Kuti, O ^a   Bisiriyu, L A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Grand multiparity; Previous caesarean section; Previous retained placenta; Retained placenta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPARA; NIGERIA; PLACENTA WEIGHT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RETAINED PLACENTA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRAINING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PARITY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 49749084376     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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