Interest in alternative birth settings in Finland

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 729-735

  Viisainen, Kirsi ^a,b   Gissler, Mika ^a   Räikkönen, Outi ^a   Perälä, Marja Leena ^a   Hemminki, Elina ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Birth care; Consumer interest; Early discharge birth; Home birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031827838     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1998.770706.x     Document Type: Article

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