Patient-choice cesarean delivery

American Family Physician

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Leeman, Lawrence ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 23844449324     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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