Trinidadian women's knowledge, perceptions, and preferences regarding cesarean section: How do they make choices

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 387-391

  Mungrue, K ^a   Nixon, C ^a   David, Y ^a   Dookwah, D ^a   Durga, S ^a   Greene, K ^a   Mohammed, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Antenatal education; Cesarean section; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NOCICEPTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 78650733994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S12857     Document Type: Article

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