Should doctors perform an elective caesarean section on request?

BMJ

Volumn 317, Issue 7156, 1998, Pages 462-

  Paterson Brown, Sara ^a   Amu, Olubusola ^b   Rajendran, Sasha ^b   Bolaji, Ibrahim I ^c  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007745082     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7156.462     Document Type: Article

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