Factors influencing rising caesarean section rates in China between 1988 and 2008;Factores que influyeron en el aumento de la tasa de cesárea en China entre 1988 y 2008

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Feng, Xing Lin ^a   Xu, Ling ^b   Guo, Yan ^a   Ronsmans, Carine ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MATERNAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

CHINA;

EID: 84855286297     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.090399     Document Type: Article

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