Cesarean sections among Syrian refugees in Lebanon from December 2012/January 2013 to June 2013: Probable causes and recommendations

Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 269-288

  Huster, Karin M J ^a   Patterson, Njogu ^b   Schilperoord, Marian ^b   Spiegel, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Humanitarian emergency; Lebanon; Refugee; Syrian crisis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTOCIA; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEBANON; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; REFUGEE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SYRIAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; UNITED NATIONS;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; PREGNANCY; REFUGEES; SYRIA; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84906963377     PISSN: 00440086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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