Morbidity and mortality due to unsafe abortion in Pakistan

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-49

  Shaikh, Zunaira ^a   Abbassi, Razia Mustafa ^a   Rizwan, Naushaba ^a   Abbasi, Sumera ^a  

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

Author keywords

Complications; Maternal morbidity and mortality; Pakistan; Unsafe abortion

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DILATION AND EVACUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; PAKISTAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UTERUS PERFORATION; CURETTAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMORRHAGE; LAMINARIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; UTERINE PERFORATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LAMINARIA; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; UTERINE PERFORATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953024046     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.01.028     Document Type: Article

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