The preference of Iranian women to have normal vaginal or cesarean deliveries

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 943-950

  Maharlouei, Najmeh ^a   Rezaianzadeh, Abbas ^b   Hesami, Elham ^a   Moradi, Fariba ^a   Mazloomi, Ezat ^a   Joulae, Hassan ^a   Khodayari, Mohammad ^a   Lankarani, Kamran B ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitude; Barrier; Cesarean section; Knowledge; Normal vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889843955     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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