Obstetrician gender and the likelihood of performing a maternal request for a cesarean delivery

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-52

  Liu, Tsai Ching ^a,b   Lin, Herng Ching ^c   Chen, Chin Shyan ^a,b   Lee, Hsin Chien ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Clinic; Maternal request; Obstetrician; Physician gender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 37549043207     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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