Quality of life after cesarean and vaginal delivery

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 245-251

  Abbas Mousavi, Seyed ^a   Mortazavi, Forough ^b   Chaman, Reza ^c   Khosravi, Ahmad ^d  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SABZEVAR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHROUD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHROUD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cesarean; Postpartum period; Pregnant women; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84880946251     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2013.70     Document Type: Article

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