Factors associated with unjustified cesarean section in four hospitals in Cali, Colombia

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 385-389

  Gómez, Olga Lucía ^a,c   Carrasquilla, Gabriel ^a,b  

^a FES Foundation   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^c Fundacion FES Social   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Colombia; Health reform; Intervention use; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COLOMBIA; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLOMBIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 2442750411     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/11.5.385     Document Type: Article

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