The Economics of Elective Cesarean Section

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 591-599

  Zupancic, John A F ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Costs and cost analysis; Surgical procedures, elective

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 54149110386     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2008.07.001     Document Type: Review

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