Anozie O.B, Asiegbu O.G, Esike C.U, Ekwedigwe K.C., Agbata A.T., Ukaegbe C.I., Nwafor J.I. and Mba U.E. Trends of Hospital Discharge after Uncomplicated Caeserean Section in South-Eastern Nigeria Tertiary Hospitals.
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hospital discharge, uncomplicated caeserean-section, obstetricians-gynaecologist, South Eastern Nigeria
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