Determinants of post-caesarean wound infection at the university college hospital Ibadan Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Morhason Bello, I O ^a   Oladokun, A ^a   Adedokun, B O ^b   Obisesan, K A ^a   Ojengbede, O A ^a   Okuyemi, O O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Determinants; Risk factors; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949083262     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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