Epidemiology and trends for Caesarean section births in New South Wales, Australia: A population-based study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Stavrou, Efty P ^a   Ford, Jane B ^a   Shand, Antonia W ^a,b   Morris, Jonathan M ^a,b   Roberts, Christine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651582112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-8     Document Type: Article

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