Utilization of antenatal ultrasound scan and implications for caesarean section: A cross-sectional study in rural Eastern China

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Huang, Kun ^a   Tao, Fangbiao ^a   Raven, Joanna ^b   Liu, Liu ^a   Wu, Xiaoyan ^a   Tang, Shenglan ^c  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caesarean Section; China; Prenatal; Rural Health; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84859637673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-93     Document Type: Article

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