Decreasing the cesarean section rate in a private hospital: Success without mandated clinical changes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 184-191

  Lagrew Jr , D C ^a   Morgan, M A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; labor; operative delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL RISK; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0030050652     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70392-7     Document Type: Article

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