My Africa

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-102

  Muula, Adamson S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSCIENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTHER; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL FACTOR; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ETHICS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR COMPLICATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; CESAREAN SECTION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHTS; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33847222146     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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