The impact of maternal age over forty years on the caesarean section rate: Six year experience at a busy District General Hospital

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 238-240

  Moore, E K ^a   Irvine, L M ^a  

^a WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Maternal age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84897048824     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2013.838546     Document Type: Article

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