Unwanted caesarean sections among public and private patients in Brazil: Prospective study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 323, Issue 7322, 2001, Pages 1155-1158

  Potter, J E ^a   Berquo E ^b   Perpetuo I H O ^c   Leal, O F ^d   Hopkins, K ^a   Souza, M R ^b   de Carvalho Formiga, M C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0035904618     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7322.1155     Document Type: Article

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