Management of postpartum haemorrhage

South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 26-27

  Fawcus, Sue ^a   Moodley, Jack ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PATIENT CARE; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; RETAINED PLACENTA; SEPSIS; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SOUTH AFRICA; UTERINE ATONY; UTERINE TAMPONADE; UTERUS RUPTURE;

EID: 79956319552     PISSN: 00382329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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