Episiotomy: Beliefs, practice and the impact of educational intervention

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-182

  Löwenstein, Lior ^a   Drugan, Arie ^a   Gonen, Ron ^b   Itskovitz Eldor, Joseph ^a   Bardicef, Mordechai ^c   Jakobi, Peter ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; Evidence based literature; Seminar

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DATA ANALYSIS; EPISIOTOMY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 28444488918     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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