Obstetric outcome of teenage pregnancies at a tertiary hospital in Enugu, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-150

  Ezegwui, H U ^b   Ikeako, L C ^a,b   Ogbuefi, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b ANAMBRA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Obstetric outcome; Pregnancy; Risks; Teenage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NIGERIA; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863202343     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.97289     Document Type: Article

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