Cesarean section delivery in the 1980's: International comparison by indication

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 495-504

  Notzon, Francis C ^a,b   Cnattingius, Sven ^a,b   Bergsjø, Per ^a,b   Cole, Susan ^a,b   Taffel, Selma ^a,b   Irgens, Lorentz ^a,b   Daltveit, Anne Kjersti ^a,b  

^a NONE   (Norway)

^b Edinburgh   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cesarean section delivery; international comparisons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028221983     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(94)70217-9     Document Type: Article

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