Magnesium sulphate therapy in eclampsia: The Sokoto (ultra short) regimen

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ekele, Bissallah A ^a   Muhammed, Danjuma ^b   Bello, Lawal N ^b   Namadina, Ibrahim M ^b  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Specialist Hospital Yola Nigeria   (Nigeria)

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EID: 77049090313     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-165     Document Type: Article

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