Networked for change? Identifying obstetric opinion leaders and assessing their opinions on caesarean delivery

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2423-2434

  Kravitz, Richard L ^a   Krackhardt, David ^b   Melnikow, Joy ^a   Franz, Carol E ^a   Gilbert, William M ^a   Zach, Andra ^c   Paterniti, Debora A ^a   Romano, Patrick S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Off of Statewide Hlth Plan/Devmt   (United States)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Obstetricians; Opinion leaders; USA

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICES; LEADERSHIP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABOR; MIDWIFE; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142248888     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00137-0     Document Type: Article

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