Complications of unsafe abortion: Case reports and the need for curriculum review in Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-323

  Umoh, A V ^a   Umoiyoho, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cervical injury; Unsafe abortion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 70350715202     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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