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Prevalence and perinatal mortality associated with preterm births in a tertiary medical center in South East Nigeria

Chukwuemeka Anthony Iyoke1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Osaheni Lucky Lawani2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria
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Euzebus Chinonye Ezugwu1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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Gideon Ilechukwu3 Department of Paediatrics, Whiston Hospital, St Helen’s and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Prescot, Lancashire, UK
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Peter Onubiwe Nkwo1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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Sunday Gabriel Mba1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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Isaac Nwabueze Asinobi4 Department of Paediatrics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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Pages 881-888 | Published online: 17 Oct 2014

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