Is the caesarean section rate in Ireland too high?

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Dwyer, V O ^a   Turner, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FETUS OUTCOME; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNITY WARD; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERINATAL PERIOD; TREND STUDY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79959435130     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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