Cesarean section rates among health professionals in Finland, 19902006

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1138-1144

  Hemminki, Elina ^a   Klemetti, Reija ^a   Gissler, Mika ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cesarean section rates; Instrumental delivery; Midwives; Physicians; Register based study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MIDWIFE; NURSE; PARITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; TEACHER; TERM BIRTH;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDWIFERY; NURSES; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350650944     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340903214957     Document Type: Article

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