Rates of successful vaginal delivery after cesarean for patients with private versus public insurance

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-18

  Wagner, Carol L ^a   Metts, Andrea K ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Medical Review of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRIAL OF LABOR; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; NEW YORK; PREGNANCY; TRIAL OF LABOR; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 0032599891     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200080     Document Type: Article

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