Setting goals for reductions in Canadian cesarean delivery rates: Benchmarking medical practice patterns

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 635-637

  Richman, Vincent V ^a  

^a AlgoPlus Consulting Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Canada; Cesarcan delivery; Health services research; Physicians' practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032861542     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70505-3     Document Type: Article

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