Cesarean delivery rates in the United States: The 1990s

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-286

  Menard, M K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CESAREAN SECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGISTER; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032992516     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8545(05)70074-7     Document Type: Article

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