Private health insurance and a healthy personality: New risk factors for obstetric intervention?

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 1-9

  Fisher, J ^a   Smith, A ^b   Astbury, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caesarean Surgery; Childbirth; Health Insurance; Physician's Practice Patterns; Physician Patient Relations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MALPRACTICE; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PERSONALITY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGICAL RISK; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMAN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALPRACTICE; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028965582     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674829509025651     Document Type: Article

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