Factors influencing rising caesarean section rates in China between 1988 and 2008
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors driving the rapid increase in caesarean section in China between 1988 and 2008. METHODS: Data from four national cross-sectional surveys (1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008) and modified Poisson regression were used to determine whether changes in household income, access to he...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2012-01-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862012000100010&lng=en&tlng=en |