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International Journal of Clinical Case Studies Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJCCS-109, 4 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-2356/2015/109
Case Report
Management of Eclampsia in an Unbooked Primigravida: A Case Report Showing the Impact of Cultural and Socio-Economic Factors on Health Outcomes

Ayodeji Michael Obaseki* and Theophilus Ikenna Emeto

Discipline of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences,James Cook University, James Cook Drive, Douglas, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
Ayodeji Michael Obaseki, Discipline of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences,James Cook University, James Cook Drive, Douglas, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia; E-mail: ayodejimichael.obaseki@my.jcu.edu.au
15 October 2015; 13 November 2015; 16 November 2015
Obaseki AM, Emeto TI (2015) Management of Eclampsia in an Unbooked Primigravida: A Case Report Showing the Impact of Cultural and Socio-Economic Factors on Health Outcomes. Int J Clin Case Stud 1: 109. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-2356/2015/109

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