The Jordanian cesarean section rate

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1631-1635

  Hindawi, Ibrahim M ^a   Mer'i, Zakarya B ^a,b  

^a Royal Medical Services   (Jordan)

^b NONE   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS WEIGHT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JORDAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; JORDAN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10644272636     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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