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Obstetric Fistula: a retrospective study of 413 cases in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

2020-03-05

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: In developing countries, fistulae are generally caused by long obstructed labors. Obstetric fistula (OF) is a severe condition which can have devastating consequences for a woman’s life.This study aims to describe the socio-demographic and delivery characteristics of patients with OF in Haut-Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. <h4>Methods:</h4> This is a pr...

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Literature Corpus work: 599190cb-19bf-5cb5-b51d-3b6459c03fe0
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-16149/v1

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