The choice of elective cesarean delivery in obstetrics: A voluntary survey of Canadian health care professionals

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 378-383

  Farrell, Scott A ^a   Baskett, Thomas F ^a   Farrell, Karen D ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elective cesarean; Informed consent; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NULLIPARA; OBSTETRICS; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 27244438248     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-005-1324-3     Document Type: Article

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