Clinicians' practice environment is associated with a higher likelihood of recommending cesarean deliveries

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1220-1227

  Cheng, Yvonne W ^a   Snowden, Jonathan M ^b   Handler, Stephanie ^c   Tager, Ira B ^d   Hubbard, Alan ^d   Caughey, Aaron B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean; Clinician; Environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICIAN PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBURBAN AREA; UNITED STATES; AGED; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84903942309     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.860440     Document Type: Article

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