A comparison of trends in caesarean section rates in former communist (transition) countries and other European countries

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 381-383

  Katikireddi, Srinivasa V ^a,b   Gorman, Dermot R ^b   Leyland, Alastair H ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DELIVERY; DEVICES; EUROPE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; TRENDS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COMMUNISM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876472882     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks165     Document Type: Article

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