Overtreatment of normal childbirth in U.S. hospitals

Birth

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-68

  Albers, Leah L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 14044257215     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0730-7659.2005.00343.x     Document Type: Note

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