Variation in, and factors associated with, timing of low-risk, prelabour repeat caesarean section in NSW, 2008-2011

Public Health Research and Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Schemann, Kathrin ^a,b   Patterson, Jillian A ^a   Nippita, Tanya A ^a,c   Ford, Jane B ^a   Matha, Deborah ^d   Roberts, Christine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Centre for Population Health   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Offce of Kids and Families   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREGNANCY; REPEAT CESAREAN SECTION; RISK FACTOR; UTILIZATION;

CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84994097179     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22042091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17061/phrp2611608     Document Type: Article

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