Correlation of Cesarean rates to maternal and infant mortality rates: An ecologic study of official international data

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 303-308

  Volpe, Fernando Madalena ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO HOSPITALAR DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Cesarean section; Infant mortality; Maternal mortality; Neonatal mortality

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; DATA SET; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEONATE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79959935007     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892011000500001     Document Type: Article

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