A national review of cesarean delivery in Ethiopia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 106-111

  Fesseha, Nebreed ^a   Getachew, Atnafu ^a   Hiluf, Mihret ^b   Gebrehiwot, Yirgu ^c   Bailey, Patricia ^d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^c Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists   (Ethiopia)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Cesarean delivery; Emergency obstetric care; Ethiopia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN DEATH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 80052967447     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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