Caesarean section delivery in Kerala, India: Evidence from a National Family Health Survey

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 511-521

  Padmadas, Sabu S ^a   Kumar S , Suresh ^b   Nair, Sajini B ^b   Kumari K r , Anitha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Demographic; Health institutions; India; Kerala

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

INDIA; KERALA;

EID: 0034664217     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00491-8     Document Type: Article

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