Decision aids for women with a previous caesarean section

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7607, 2007, Pages 1281-1282

  Lauer, Jeremy A ^a   Betrán, Ana P ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; EDITORIAL; INFORMED CONSENT; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 34250845922     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39247.535532.80     Document Type: Editorial

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