Differences in nulliparous caesarean section rates across models of care: a decomposition analysis

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-12

  Brick, Aoife ^a,b   Layte, Richard ^a,b   Nolan, Anne ^a,b   Turner, Michael J ^c  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Elective caesarean section; Emergency caesarean section; Non linear Oaxaca Blinder decomposition method; Private practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; IRELAND; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84992146050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1494-3     Document Type: Article

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