Uterine rupture at a secondary hospital in Afikpo, Southeast Nigeria

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 506-511

  Eze, J N ^a   Ibekwe, P C ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Grandmultiparity; Nigeria; Obstructed labour; Scarred uteri; Secondary hospital; Uterine rupture

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NIGERIA; OBSTETRIC CARE; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; STILLBIRTH; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; UTERUS RUPTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NIGERIA; OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE RUPTURE;

EID: 77955192301     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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