Maternal hospital charges associated with trial of labor versus elective repeat cesarean section

Birth

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 81-84

  Traynor, Jeffrey D ^a   Peaceman, Alan M ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PREGNANCY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRIAL OF LABOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PREGNANCY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAL OF LABOR;

EID: 0032084717     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536x.1998.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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