Adoption of Diagnostic Technology and Variation in Caesarean Section Rates: A Test of the Practice Style Hypothesis in Norway

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2169-2189

  Grytten, Jostein ^a   Monkerud, Lars ^b,c   Sørensen, Rune ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; diagnostic technology; Medical practice variation; practice style; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; FETUS BLOOD SAMPLING; FETUS DISTRESS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84869091126     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01419.x     Document Type: Article

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