Are Brazilian women really choosing to deliver by cesarean?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 725-740

  Hopkins, Kristine ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cesarean section; Doctor patient interactions; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESPONSIBILITY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BRAZIL; CESAREAN SECTION; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0034287014     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00480-3     Document Type: Article

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