Determinants of preference for elective caesarean section in Hong Kong Chinese pregnant women

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 100-105

  Pang, Selina M W ^a   Leung, Danny T N ^a   Leung, T Y ^a   Lai, C Y ^a   Lau, T K ^a   Chung, Tony K H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asian continental ancestry group; Cesarean section

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34147096471     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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