Caesarean section on request: A survey in the Netherlands

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 186-190

  Kwee, Anneke ^a   Cohlen, Ben J ^a,b   Kanhai, Humphrey H H ^c   Bruinse, Hein W ^a   Visser, Gerard H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anonymous survey; Caesarean section on request; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION;

EID: 1842454799     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.09.017     Document Type: Article

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