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Factors associated with obstetric fistulae occurrence among patients attending selected hospitals in Kenya, 2010: a case control study

BACKGROUND: In Kenya, about 3000 fistula cases are estimated to occur every year with an incidence of 1/1000 women. This study sought to identify risk factors associated with developing obstetrics fistula in order to guide implementation of appropriate interventions. METHODS: An unmatched case contr...

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Autores principales:	Roka, Zeinab Gura, Akech, Mathias, Wanzala, Peter, Omolo, Jared, Gitta, Sheba, Waiswa, Peter
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2013
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599423/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23448615 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-56

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