Rising caesarean section rates in public hospitals in Malaysia 2006

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 434-435

  Ravindran, Jegasothy ^a  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Caesarean section rate; Malaysia; Public hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; INCIDENCE; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 60849116710     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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