Frequency and indications of cesarean section in a tertiary care hospital

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 791-796

  Haider, Gulfareen ^a   Zehra, Nishat ^a   Munir, Aftab Afroz ^a   Haider, Ambreen ^b  

^a ISRA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

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

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Frequency; Indications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSTOCIA; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; LABOR; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 70350584620     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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