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Characteristics of patients presenting with complications of abortion in a tertiary health facility in south-west Nigeria

AO AdenijiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MBBS, FWACS, FMCOG (Reader) ,
OOA AtandaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
, (MBBS), FMCOG (Lecturer) &
AS AdeyemiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
, MBBS, FWACS (Senior Lecturer)
Pages 186-189 | Received 25 May 2012, Accepted 05 Sep 2012, Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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