Cesarean section on request: A case for common sense

Gynakologisch-geburtshilfliche Rundschau

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-21

  Hohlfeld, Patrick ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Common sense; Sectio caesarea; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT RIGHT; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0036277929     PISSN: 10188843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000057934     Document Type: Short Survey

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