Caesarean section on request: A comparison of obstetricians' attitudes in eight European countries

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 647-656

  Habiba, M ^a   Kaminski, M ^b   Da Fre M ^c   Marsal, K ^d   Bleker, O ^e   Librero, J ^f   Grandjean, H ^b   Gratia, P ^g   Guaschino, S ^h   Heyl, W ⁱ   Taylor, D ^a   Cuttini, M ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Tuscany Regional Health Agency   (Italy)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f Fundacion Instituto de Investigacion en Servicios de Salud   (Spain)

^g CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^h INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

ⁱ KLINIKUM LUDWIGSBURG   (Germany)

^j BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Caesarean; Maternal request; Obstetricians' attitude

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MATERNITY WARD; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33646858774     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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