A 5-year review of maternal mortality associated with eclampsia in a tertiary institution in northern Nigeria

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-84

  Kullima, Abubakar Ali ^a   Kawuwa, Mohammed Bello ^a   Audu, Bala Mohammed ^b   Usman, Hadiza ^b   Geidam, Ado Danazumi ^b  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Eclampsia; Maternal mortality; Northern Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; STILLBIRTH; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ARTICLE; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049089661     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 09755764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.56233     Document Type: Review

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