Who is responsible for the rising caesarean section rate?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 363-365

  Kiran, T S Usha ^a   Jayawickrama, N S ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CESAREAN SECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036666410     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610220141263     Document Type: Article

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