Impact of labor induction, gestational age, and maternal age on cesarean delivery rates

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 287-293

  Heffner, Linda J ^a   Elkin, Elena ^b   Fretts, Ruth C ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041695883     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(03)00531-3     Document Type: Article

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