The development of a maternal satisfaction scale for caesarean section

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 165-170

  Morgan, P J ^a,b   Halpern, S ^a   Lo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0032800903     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(99)80132-0     Document Type: Article

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