Elective caesarean sections at the Jos University Teaching Hospital
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A review of caesarean sections associated with perinatal mortality at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0189-5117
DOI: 10.4314/tjog.v22i1.14540