Differences among obstetricians in caesarean section rates

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 387-392

  Menticoglou, Savas M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Womens Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030777530     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1997.tb02444.x     Document Type: Article

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