Acceptability of caesarean delivery to antenatal patients in a tertiary health facility in south-west Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 208-210

  Awoyinka, B S ^a   Ayinde, O A ^a   Omigbodun, A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SPOUSE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33646512697     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610500508311     Document Type: Article

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