Declining cesarean delivery rates in California: An effect of managed care?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 657-664

  Weinstein, R B ^a   Trussell, J ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery rate; Payor; Repeated cesarean delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031717531     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70060-2     Document Type: Article

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