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Research Article

Knowledge of symptoms and signs of puerperal sepsis in a community in north-eastern Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

S. J. YahayaDepartment of Community Medicine, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State, Nigeria
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M. BukarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 152-154 | Published online: 27 Feb 2013

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