The incidence of caesa rean sect ions in the University Clinical Center of Kosovo

Acta Informatica Medica

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 244-248

  Elshani, Brikene ^a,b   Daci, Armond ^b   Gashi, Sanije ^b,c   Lulaj, Shefqet ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTER OF KOSOVO   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA   (Serbia)

^c National Institute of Public Health   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Incidence; University Clinical Center of Kosovo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOPELVIC DISPROPORTION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR COMPLICATION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PELVINEA; PLACENTA PREVIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84873462272     PISSN: 03538109     EISSN: 19865988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/aim.2012.20.244-248     Document Type: Article

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