The relationship between indicators of socioeconomic status and cesarean section in public hospitals

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between indicators of socioeconomic status and cesarean section in public hospitals that adopt standardized protocols of obstetrical care. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study conducted between May 2005 and January 2006 with 831 pregnant women...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Faisal-Cury, Paulo Rossi Menezes, Julieta Quayle, Kely Santiago, Alicia Matijasevich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102017000100212&lng=en&tlng=en