Women's Views Regarding Participation in a Proposed Randomized Controlled Trial of Twin Delivery

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 575-579

  McLeod, L ^a   Barrett, J ^b   Hewson, S ^c   Hannah, M E ^b,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Patient participation; Randomized controlled trial; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TWINS;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TWINS; WOMEN;

EID: 21644437192     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30376-0     Document Type: Article

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